Hi,
During the winter, I'd been riding in deep mud and wet conditions and found eventually that the rear derailleur would not work properly, hard to change from high to low and the return from low to high would not work.
I took the derailleur off and cleaned it with petrol and oiled it and replaced, there was still a difficulty so today I checked the cable and found the cable movement was restricted through the housing due to rust and mud. I have now changed the cable but, still have the issue where i can change from high to low gear but the derailleur will not return from low to high (the movement actioned by the spring action of the derailleur). But if I apply harder tension to the cable the selector will click back as if changing from low to high.
Difficult to describe, but maybe this will be familiar to someone who may be able to advise what should be done.
I am assuming the possibility that that the derailleur spring is worn out and I need to replace the derailleur. Might I be correct?
During the winter, I'd been riding in deep mud and wet conditions and found eventually that the rear derailleur would not work properly, hard to change from high to low and the return from low to high would not work.
I took the derailleur off and cleaned it with petrol and oiled it and replaced, there was still a difficulty so today I checked the cable and found the cable movement was restricted through the housing due to rust and mud. I have now changed the cable but, still have the issue where i can change from high to low gear but the derailleur will not return from low to high (the movement actioned by the spring action of the derailleur). But if I apply harder tension to the cable the selector will click back as if changing from low to high.
Difficult to describe, but maybe this will be familiar to someone who may be able to advise what should be done.
I am assuming the possibility that that the derailleur spring is worn out and I need to replace the derailleur. Might I be correct?