Argos Cross - Rear Derailleur Adjustment

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3J. GEARS
ĞĨŽƌĞƌŝĚŝŶŐLJŽƵƌďŝŬĞŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞLJŽƵƌŐĞĂƌƐĂƌĞƉƌŽƉĞƌůLJĂĚũƵƐƚĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĂƚLJŽƵĂƌĞŚĂƉƉLJǁŝƚŚŚŽǁƚŚĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐǁŽƌŬ/ĨLJŽƵƌďŝŬĞŝƐĞƋƵŝƉƉĞĚ
ǁŝƚŚŐĞĂƌƐŝƚǁŝůůŚĂǀĞĞŝƚŚĞƌŽŶĞŽƌƚǁŽƐŚŝŌĞƌƐ
dŚĞƐŚŝŌĞƌĮƩĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚŚĂŶĚƐŝĚĞŽĨƚŚĞŚĂŶĚůĞďĂƌĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐƚŚĞƌĞĂƌŐĞĂƌƐdŚĞƐĞĂƌĞǁŚĞƌĞLJŽƵŚĂǀĞĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨĐŽŐƐŽŶƚŚĞƌĞĂƌ
ǁŚĞĞůĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŚĂŝŶŝƐŵŽǀĞĚĂĐĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞŵďLJǁĂLJŽĨĂĚĞƌƌĂŝůůĞƵƌ
dŚĞ>Z'^dĐŽŐŝƐƚŚĞ>Kt^dŐĞĂƌĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĞĂƐLJƚŽƉĞĚĂůĂŶĚƚŚĞ^D>>^dĐŽŐŝƐƚŚĞ,/',^dŐĞĂƌĂŶĚƚŚĞŚĂƌĚĞƐƚƚŽ
ƉĞĚĂů
dŚĞƐŚŝŌĞƌĮƩĞĚƚŽƚŚĞůĞŌŚĂŶĚƐŝĚĞŽĨƚŚĞŚĂŶĚůĞďĂƌŝĨLJŽƵŚĂǀĞŽŶĞǁŝůůĐŽŶƚƌŽůƚŚĞĨƌŽŶƚŐĞĂƌƐdŚĞƐĞŐĞĂƌƐǁŽƌŬƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞƚŽƚŚĞƌĞĂƌ
ŐĞĂƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĞ^D>>^dĐŽŐŝƐƚŚĞ>Kt^dŐĞĂƌ
zŽƵƐŚŽƵůĚƐĞůĞĐƚĂůŽǁĞƌŐĞĂƌƚŽƐĞƚŽīĂŶĚĂŚŝŐŚĞƌŐĞĂƌŽŶĐĞLJŽƵŐĞƚŐŽŝŶŐDŽƐƚŐĞĂƌƐŚŝŌĞƌƐŚĂǀĞĂŶƵŵďĞƌŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŽƌƚŽƐŚŽǁƐŚŝĐŚŐĞĂƌ
ŶƵŵďĞƌLJŽƵĂƌĞŝŶdƌLJŶŽƚƚŽůĞĂǀĞŝƚƵŶƟůLJŽƵĂƌĞƐƚƌƵŐŐůŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞLJŽƵĐŚĂŶŐĞŐĞĂƌĂƐƚŚŝƐǁŝůůĐĂƵƐĞLJŽƵƚŽůŽƐĞƐƉĞĞĚĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŽůEĞǀĞƌ
ĐŚĂŶŐĞŐĞĂƌǁŚŝůƐƚƚŚĞďŝŬĞŝƐŶŽƚŵŽǀŝŶŐŽƌƚŚĞƉĞĚĂůƐĂƌĞŶŽƚƚƵƌŶŝŶŐĂƐLJŽƵĐŽƵůĚĚĂŵĂŐĞLJŽƵƌŐĞĂƌƐĂŶĚŵŽǀĞŽƵƚŽĨĂĚũƵƐƚŵĞŶƚ
ŝŬĞƐĐŽŵĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŐĞĂƌƐƐĞƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĨĂĐƚŽƌLJďƵƚƐůŝŐŚƚĂĚũƵƐƚŵĞŶƚŵĂLJďĞŶĞĞĚĞĚďĞĨŽƌĞLJŽƵƌŝĚĞƚŚĞďŝŬĞ/ŶƚŚŝƐƐĞĐƟŽŶǁĞǁŝůůĚĞƚĂŝů
ƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƚLJƉĞŽĨŐĞĂƌĐŚĂŶŐĞƌƐĂŶĚǁĞǁŝůůĂůƐŽĞdžƉůĂŝŶŚŽǁƚŽŵĂŬĞƐůŝŐŚƚĂĚũƵƐƚŵĞŶƚƐƚŽƚŚĞƐĞ'ĞĂƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚĐŚĂŶŐĞĞĂƐŝůLJĂŶĚƋƵŝĞƚůLJ
/ĨƚŚĞLJĚŽŶƚŚĞƌĞLJŽƵǁŝůůĮŶĚďĂƐŝĐŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐŽŶŚŽǁƚŽĂĚũƵƐƚƚŚĞŵzŽƵǁŝůůŶĞĞĚƚŽǁŽƌŬŽƵƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝŵĂŐĞƐǁŚŝĐŚƚLJƉĞŽĨŐĞĂƌƐLJŽƵ
ŚĂǀĞdŚĞƌĞĂƌĞƐŽŵĂŶLJďƌĂŶĚƐĂŶĚŵŽĚĞůƐŽĨŐĞĂƌƐŝƚŝƐŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽŝůůƵƚƌĂƚĞƚŚĞŵĂůůďƵƚƚŚĞLJĂůůŚĂǀĞƐŝŵŝůĂƌĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐǁŚŝĐŚLJŽƵǁŝůůĮŶĚ
ŝŶƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƉĂŐĞƐ
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Derailleurs
'ĞĂƌƐĂƌĞƵƐƵĂůůLJ ĐŽŶƌƚŽůůĞĚ ďLJĚĞƌĂŝůůĞƵƌƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞƚŚĞ ŵĞĐŚĂŶŝƐŵƐƚŚĂƚ ŵŽǀĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂŝŶ ƵƉ ĂŶĚ ĚŽǁŶƚŚĞ ĐŽŐƐ dŚĞƌĞĂƌ ĚĞƌĂŝůůĞƵƌŝƐ
ĐŽŶƚƌŽůůĞĚďLJƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚŚĂŶĚŐĞĂƌƐŚŝŌĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞĨƌŽŶƚĚĞƌƌĂŝůĞƵƌďLJƚŚĞůĞŌƐŚŝŌĞƌ
^ĞƫŶŐŐĞĂƌƐŽŶĂƌĞĂƌĚĞƌĂŝůůĞƵƌ
CABLE TENSION SCREW
IN LINE
LIMITER SCREWS
These are marked ‘H’ & ‘L’,
and are sometimes found
in dierent positions on
the derailleur
dƵƌŶƚŚĞƉĞĚĂůƐĂŶĚƐŚŝŌƚŚĞŐĞĂƌŽŶƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚŚĂŶĚ
ŐĞĂƌƐŚŝŌĞƌƚŽƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚŶƵŵďĞƌůŽǁĞƐƚĐŽŐ
>ŽŽŬĂƚƚŚĞĚĞƌƌĂŝůůĞƵƌĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŽŐĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĞƐŚŽƵůĚ
ďĞŝŶůŝŶĞ/ĨƚŚŝƐŝƐŶŽƚƚŚĞĐĂƐĞƚŚĞŶLJŽƵĐĂŶĂĚũƵƐƚ
ƚŚĞ>ƐĐƌĞǁƐůŝŐŚƚůLJǁŝƚŚĂƉŚŝůůŝƉƐƐĐƌĞǁĚƌŝǀĞƌƵŶƟů
ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞ
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ŚĂŶŐĞƚŚĞƐŚŝŌĞƌŽŶĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ
ĂŶĚƐĞĞŝĨƚŚĞĐŚĂŝŶŵŽǀĞƐƵƉ
ŽŶĞĐŽŐĞĂƐŝůLJ/ĨǁŚŝůƐƚĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ
ŐĞĂƌƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂŝŶǁŝůů ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ŶŽƚ
ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ĐŽŐƐ Žƌ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ƚǁŽ
ĐŽŐƐĂƚ Ă ƟŵĞLJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĂĚũƵƐƚ
ƚŚĞ ĐĂďůĞ ƚĞŶƐŝŽŶ ƐĐƌĞǁ ĂĐŚ
ĚĞƌĂŝůůĞƵƌŵŽĚĞůŝƐĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƐŽ
ǁĞƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚŐŝǀŝŶŐŝƚŚĂůĨĂ
ƚƵƌŶ ŽŶĞ ǁĂLJ ĂŶĚ ƚĞƐƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ
ƚŚĞŶĂĚƵƐƟŶŐĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐůLJƵŶƟů
LJŽƵĂĐŚŝĞǀĞƚŚĞĚĞƐŝƌĞĚƌĞƐƵůƚ
EŽǁƚƵƌŶƚŚĞƉĞĚĂůƐĂŶĚĐŚĂŶŐĞƚŚĞƐŚŝŌĞƌƚŽƚŚĞůŽǁĞƐƚŶƵŵďĞƌĂŶĚůĂƌŐĞƐƚĐŽŐ
zŽƵĐĂŶŶŽǁĐŚĞĐŬŝĨƚŚĞĐŚĂŝŶĂŶĚĚĞƌĂŝůůĞƵƌĂƌĞŝŶůŝŶĞ/ĨŝƚƐŶŽƚŽƌŝĨƚŚĞĚĞƌĂŝůůĞƵƌŚĂƐĞdžĐĞƐƐŝǀĞƉůĂLJƚŽǁĂƌĚƐƚŚĞ
ǁŚĞĞůĂĚũƵƐƚƚŚĞ,ƐĐƌĞǁƐůŝŐŚƚůLJƵŶƟůƚŚĞLJĂƌĞŝŶůŝŶĞǁŝƚŚŶŽƉůĂLJ
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/&zKh,sEzWZK>D^KZZhE^hZKhdEzK&d,^^dW^KE^h>dYh>/&//z>D,E/