Front deraileur not shifting

[wkisby]

Hi all, I came off my new road bike earlier today and none of the gears were shifting at all after. I've sorted the rear gears nicely, however had alot of chain rub even in the medium rings so started to adjust the front deraileur position and play with the limit screws.

Not sure if something happened in the fall or after when I've adjusted something, but when I use the shifter now the cable moves whilst the front deraileur (Shimano Claris) stays still. I can get it to move manually by pushing it. The cable is interally routed, haven't checked the cable at the shifter end as I don't want to take the bar tape off unless I need to?

I'm hoping something is just out of alignment rather than broken? Any ideas?

 

[Ajax Bay]

Have a couple of suggestions for you:
1) Stuff under the bar tape is unlikely to have shifted. But be aware you can remove/replace the gear cables without removing bar tape.
2) If the FD cable moves when you operate the STI ["when I use the shifter now the cable moves"] and the FD doesn't, yet you can move it by hand ["I can get it to move manually by pushing it"], the cable clamp bolt is insufficiently tight.

 

[iluvmybike]

When you come off you can inadvetently knock the front mech with yuor foot. Check its alignment and also distance abov/e below chain rings

 

[Peter Salt]

What derailleur is it? Brand? Model? Probably best to setup from scratch as per manual.

 

[Alex321]

What derailleur is it? Brand? Model? Probably best to setup from scratch as per manual.

I would guess it might be the Shimano Claris he mentioned in the post

 

[Peter Salt]

I would guess it might be the Shimano Claris he mentioned in the post

My apologies, didn't make it to the 2nd paragraph. R2000?

 

[C R]

I would guess it might be the Shimano Claris he mentioned in the post

The suggestion of setting up from scratch is still a good one.

 

[Jameshow]

Can you move the FD by hand using the short length if exposed cable.

If so I would look at the shifter. Was it knocked /scraped etc?

 

[wkisby]

Ajax was right about the cable clamp bolt! I had tightened the cable as much as I possibly could, but actually needed to loop the cable around a small pin next to the bolt, presumably so it now pulls in the right direction. Not sure if this is a legit method, but I also tightened/loosened the L screw before/after tightening the clamp bolt, which helped tension the cable further.

Then just had to re-align everything again, which was a painful process as I kept getting gear rub, but now it's finally working beautifully!

Thanks all for the help.

 

[Paulus]

The suggestion of setting up from scratch is still a good one.

Same here. Release the cable from the mech and see if you can move the mech by hand.
Then check the shifters if necessary..

 

[Ajax Bay]

I can get it to move manually by pushing it

Can you move the FD by hand

see if you can move the mech by hand