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I have a Campagnolo Veloce rear derailler that's got pretty filthy from winter commutes in London. In Richmond Park this evening, it started doing really horrible things (no thanks to CycleSurgery, Shepherds Bush London, BTW). Anyway, as I bimbled along in the dark...stars...no cars...I wondered about sticking it into an ultrasonic bath of Jizer (industrial degreaser), rinsing it thoroughly, and re-lubing. I think there are no plastic parts apart from the jockey wheels and they would be easy to remove before the ultasonic cleaning.
Are there any hidden bearing races that might suffer? If there are just pivots to regrease, I can probably find them. What do you reckon? I know it won't fix the dodgy shifting (that CycleSurgery, Shepherds Bush, London left me with), but I would like to clean it anyway, before presenting the bike to a good bike shop, unlike
CycleSurgery, Shepherds Bush.
Right, rant over. I'm serious about the cleaning advice. What do you good people reckon? Thank you.
Are there any hidden bearing races that might suffer? If there are just pivots to regrease, I can probably find them. What do you reckon? I know it won't fix the dodgy shifting (that CycleSurgery, Shepherds Bush, London left me with), but I would like to clean it anyway, before presenting the bike to a good bike shop, unlike
CycleSurgery, Shepherds Bush.
Right, rant over. I'm serious about the cleaning advice. What do you good people reckon? Thank you.