Shimano clutch service
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I swapped the clutch on a Shimano 10 speed rear because the old one had failed. Super easy, nothing to it. No idea about 11 or 12 speed versions though.
I went this route.
Had to disassemble the clutch in my Shimano derailleur when I had to replace the cage. The torsion spring on the cage was a PITA but the clutch was pretty straight forward if you take a picture of what it looks like before you take it apart.
One beer job on my xt 11s. Worked a lot better afterwards
Yes. "before" photo is key.
I installed mine so the switch only worked in reverse once back when the 42t cog upgrade was all the rage.
I fixed it eventually...
Oh btw, use good grease. I used something like slick honey the first time and it didn’t work, then my red Mobil 1 grease and it worked better and solved the problem
funny thats my procedure for sram.
bel ray waterproof grease is my favorite for this,
i have more preferred waterproof grease that contains moly, and genuinely shit talk the bel ray for its lack of moly... buttttt i still use it for ceartain things like overpacking things to seal them, or the clutch were the moly can be to slipery.
At least you can service/adjust the shimano clutch. Pretty sure the clutch died on my X01 derailleur that came on my GG I bought in February. SRAM fix is buy a new derailleur.
When servicing there is a correct tension setting on the clutch. Best done with a beam style torque wrench.
Would it be different for different length cages? I guess almost everyone has a long cage these days.
My Saint hasn't needed adjusting at all but the Zee before it only went a few months before it needed adjustment.
Would be the same since you are measuring from the center. Shimano friction adjustment
Park Tool has a good video on it.
I set my friction by hand-right-o-meter.
Its less than factory.
The amount you need is the amount that stops your chain from falling off without a chain guide up front when you quickly pick the back wheel up and slam it repeatedly.
Anything more wears out the pivots in the parallelogram faster than needed
Its less than factory.
The amount you need is the amount that stops your chain from falling off without a chain guide up front when you quickly pick the back wheel up and slam it repeatedly.
Anything more wears out the pivots in the parallelogram faster than needed
I start off a little on the loose side and cinch it up until I can't feel the chain bouncing against my ankle.
It is NIST traceable
Is it possible to remove the spring from Saint 10s derailleur? The structure looks different compared to XTR?
A good thread bump 
My Deore derailleur went to shit again back in September. I thought it was just telling me it was time to replace it, as I had a large branch go into the cage in BC and basically opened it up like a fish. Bent it back and continued on.
But anyways, took the clutch assembly out, wiped it down and coated it with grease again. No more issues.
Just wish they were sealed a bit better...........or at all.
My Deore derailleur went to shit again back in September. I thought it was just telling me it was time to replace it, as I had a large branch go into the cage in BC and basically opened it up like a fish. Bent it back and continued on.
But anyways, took the clutch assembly out, wiped it down and coated it with grease again. No more issues.
Just wish they were sealed a bit better...........or at all.
Maybe the spring could be removed just by pulling it out but as highly skilled and too curios home mechanic there's a great possibly to fuck up almost everything and then I have to post to that another thread "What have you broken on your bike recently?"
It kind of looks like there is a tab on the end of the spring, maybe you have to turn and then pull it out? Or maybe that tab is folded over on the other side of whatever its sitting on?
If you're digging into this far, isn't is already broken?
You have to understand that it's a 4 year child writing here who wants to disassemble everything despite of the consequences.If you're digging into this far, isn't is already broken?
That is just a SRAM derailleur. They say "Clutch" on the side, but you will not notice any clutch like attributes.
They're also really easy to disable which is what I ended up doing.
I never had a single bike, trailbike or otherwise that didn't drop chains without a chainguide I'm just so god damned rowdy. That whole grooved chainring paried with a clutch deraileur system was for less bouncy people I guess. So most of the clutch 'benefits' I never got, they just made my suspension work worse
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