| VdxTitle: | Straighten Align Bent Derailleur Hanger |
| Length: | 10:43 |
| Author: | RJ The Bike Guy |
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| VdxSummary: | with special tool or without |
Scope: Steel frame bikes with integrated deraileur hangers.
Relevance: Relevant on steel frame bikes. On our bikes, we've never bent one, but if you were buying a bike, it could already be bent.
Park Tool DAG-3 or DAG-2.2
- he could use his Park Tool uses an old wheel axle, 10mm to thread into the 10mm hole where the deraileur is mounted
ChatGTP:
The alignment tool:
- Threads into the derailleur hanger where the derailleur normally mounts. - - Has a long arm with an adjustable indicator that reaches to the wheel rim.
- You rotate the tool to several positions (12, 3, 6, 9 o’clock).
- You compare the distance to the rim at each point.
If the distance changes, the hanger is bent.