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Well, if you can't wiggle it out, you can always loosen the chainring bolts.
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03-25-2011, 04:42 PM #1
nolonger living there.
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Oops, jammed the chain. Now what?
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Sooo... after my 12 mile ride in 18mph winds (it was fun, btw) I decided it was time to clean the chain. I do this about every 3-5 rides because there is so much dirt/trash in the shoulders out here.
Well, in the process of doing this, I managed to fubar the chain. It's now stuck between the big wheel and the little wheel of the pedal crank thing at the "outlet" going towards the rear derailleur. I know how to get the chain to slacken up by pressing on the derailleur, but I have no idea how to get the chain "unstuck" and back on the little wheel of the pedal crank (I think this is where the chain goes?). How do I fix this?
Sorry for my lack of proper terminology... I haven't learned all the jargon yet. Just trying to avoid a trip to the LBS.
All help sincerely appreciated! Thanks!
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03-25-2011, 06:47 PM #2
Grease Monkey
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Oil is good, grease is better.
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03-26-2011, 08:41 AM #3
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Turning the bike upsidedown made it easier when I did this. A cup of tea, lots of wiggling and plenty of patience. Sorry not to be more helpful but I hope you can get it unstuck.
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03-26-2011, 11:51 AM #4
chocolate is my friend
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Turning the pedals while bike is turned upside down often works for me.
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03-26-2011, 03:01 PM #5
nolonger living there.
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Well, I got it fixed. The pedals could not be turned at all whatsoever, so that didn't work. I ended up taking it to the LBS and the nice guy working there told me the derailleur was the problem. He clicked the shifter and voila, it was fixed. I felt pretty dumb as it took about 5 seconds for him to diagnose and fix. Oh well, at least I know now!
