Saracen Kid Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 (edited) i bent my hanger on a bench and now my gears click and come off the cassete and cranks and makes a grind into the frame (even though i have a lizard skin on it) is there a way to fix it or do i need to buy a new one if so where from help me!!!!!! thanxs callum Edited August 1, 2006 by t-pro kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsey Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 (edited) ermmm plyers? mole-grips? put it in a vice and bend it back.. or ly it flat in the vice and tighten it up so it straightens.. but remember when you bend it back it will be brittle and weaker.. Edited August 1, 2006 by Willsey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roby James124 Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 (edited) Hi To try repair this follow the following instructions:- 1.Get your tools. ( allen keys, adjustable spanner) 2.Take off the rear mech. 3.Then get you adjustable spanner and fix it to the rear mech hanger so this can act a lever to bend the mech hanger back into place. 4.Bend the rear mech hanger into place using the adjustable spanner bend it slightly over so it is not straight and the when you release it it should spring back to be straight.(Be careful not to snap the rear mech hanger the are quite brittle) 5.Re-fit rear mech. 6.Adjust as required. 7.GO RIDE. Hope this helps Rob Edited August 1, 2006 by roby James124 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saracen Kid Posted August 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 (edited) i am trying that now if it breaks iam blaming you Edited August 1, 2006 by t-pro kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roby James124 Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 i am trying that now if it breaks iam blaming you Did it work. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saracen Kid Posted August 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 ish they still click and come off on gear 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roby James124 Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 ish they still click and come off on gear 7Well if it comes off in gear seven sounds like you have to set the gears up right Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZHI-sam Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 callum order a new one u stingy git lol. only kidding. go down halfords and ask them to order you one but give it till friday before going. will look for one i can modify for you first.sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 sounds a bit lieka mech problem to me are you sure your limit screws are set right? that could be the problem or you could just barrel shift that miht solve it and be a bit lighter if your that sort of person Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saracen Kid Posted August 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 callum order a new one u stingy git lol. only kidding. go down halfords and ask them to order you one but give it till friday before going. will look for one i can modify for you first.samthanks when willyoube on msn i want to talk to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrashZen Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 thanks when willyoube on msn i want to talk to youI've had countless bent mech hangers... and really, I am working on a home-made solution..., something that would hide the mech between the frame and wheels... not outside the frame to bash it on failed sidehops....and that could fold upon impact rather than bend and break. I gave it a try yesterday by reshuffling some bits and springs from an old shimano mech, when well for a ride, but I need a sturdier design... the metal used was too soft for the spring tension...and needed regular re-alignementWill post my results if conclusive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Geary Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Get like a steel mech hanger like 4-5mm thick, it takes some bloody bashing on them to bend, even if they do bend as there so bloody strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saracen Kid Posted August 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Get like a steel mech hanger like 4-5mm thick, it takes some bloody bashing on them to bend, even if they do bend as there so bloody strong.which one links please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor the basher. Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 heat it up then u can bend it back in to place on a flat suface Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials rules Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 I wouldn't use a steel one - a reason behind the mech hanger being soft is so that it breaks rather than your mech when you bash it. I would rather pay out a tenner than £60 for a new Mech.Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrashZen Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 I wouldn't use a steel one - a reason behind the mech hanger being soft is so that it breaks rather than your mech when you bash it. I would rather pay out a tenner than £60 for a new Mech.Dan yep, if it is too strong, then, you'll botch the frame attach...I 'll be putting some soft articulations into it... (actually, just saw an excellent other thread in the member area) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planet x alan Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 i would say get a betd cnc one, but i had one and it lasted days, it bent, but snapped when i tried to straighten it, in the mean time you can use an old booster plate if your current one has gone snap, the older magura ones (with the holes as opposed to triangles) work best, just cut one in half and pit it round your axle, screw the wheel on and then put the mech through another hole in a sensible position, then take the other half of the hanger and screw it onto the back of the mech. then you can go ride. you may have to run single speed when you do this though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xris_x Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 I rode a Zebdi and it has a steel hanger and thank god! the amount of times i bent it.Steel can be bent back loads more times, and if its made of a soft steel then it is much better than alu.Cheap trick if you cant aford a mech hanger straightener...old 10mm axle screw it though the mech hole and tighten the nuts from the axle either side so that the axle is tightly on the hanger. Then grab the axle and align it so that its horizontal. JOB DONE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lardo_69 Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 heres a crazy idea... single speed. But its up to you, i personely love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saracen Kid Posted August 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 heres a crazy idea... single speed. But its up to you, i personely love it.i was going too do that but now i am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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