"Chris Zacho "The Wheelman"" <
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> If you used the two adjuster screws on the derailleur that's exactly how you did it. They are made
> to prevent the derailleur from travelling too far off the largest or smallest cogs. They have
> nothing to do with the intermediate gears.
>
> Try unscrewing them, slowly, until the chain will once again shift onto the large and small cogs.
>
> As for the hang up between 3rd and 4th, is it a real problem, or does it just take longer? 4th to
> 3rd cog always has been sluggish as far as shifting was concerned with older units. Never did
> figure out why.
>
> May you have the wind at your back. And a really low gear for the hills! Chris
>
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>
I will adjust the limit screws once the rain stops
As for the problem between 3rd and 4th.....
If I am going from 3rd to 4th, I hear an unrhythmic clicking - like the chain is catching but not
going completely onto the sprocket, or "cog" as you called it. and every so often (approx every
10-12 seconds) it will let the pedals ALMOST "freewheel" and then catch back into 3rd.....
Now if I'm in 6th, and slowly change down to 5th, THEN 4th, it actually stays in 4th (I haven't
noticed if there is a clicking noise or not when it's in that gear from downshifting)
Could that be a cable adjustment problem?