The problem with the crescent wrench is that you just need to be careful that you tighten the wrench down tight on the hanger and make sure that the jaws of the wrench extend past the mounting hole for the derailleur.
Bent derailleur hanger repair cost.
That said it might make sense to share this tool among your riding buddies.
The hanger may be bent.
Is your derailleur hanger straight still.
35 45 or so i d think.
Repair package or service.
Make the bike rideable by grabbing the derailleur with one hand and sticking a 5mm hex wrench into the derailleur bolt the one holding the derailleur on the bike with the.
The derailleur is about 30 on amazon and a similar cassette is about 25.
A bent hanger can happen quite easily although a simple way to limit the chances of having to do this repair is to simply avoid laying your bike down or against anything on its driveside.
For this repair you will need a derailleur hanger alignment gauge such as the dag 2 2 from park tool.
Install tire and or tube.
For my lbs to get the parts and replace what would you guys estimate the cost to be.
If the hanger was built into the frame and it was badly bent or broken it could mean having to replace the entire frame.
Does not include the cost of the new tire and or tube.
Could i do this myself.
I ve never installed a derailleur before but it doesn t look terribly difficult.
Applies whether the rim is new or adding glue to existing glued rim.
Then take hold of the upper part of the derailleur with both hands cupping it right around the back to give the derailleur as much support as.
Any good local bike shop should have a tool similar to this but if you like to do your own repairs this tool will cost you 75.