Schwinn derailler mounting?

[Allen McBroom]

Help requested from a newbie (47 yrs old, but still a newbie). Recently changed the rear tube on a
Schwinn Frontier MTB. The rear derailleur gears are mountd, then fixed in place with a mounting
bolt and a special half circle nut. I've studied this until I'm blue in the face and very
srustrated, but can't seem to get the nut and bolt to line up with the hole in the frame and the
derailleur at the same time. Any hints, suggestions, or online pictures y'all could point me to?
Thanks in advance for the help.

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[A Muzi]

"Allen McBroom" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Help requested from a newbie (47 yrs old, but still a newbie). Recently changed the rear tube
> on a Schwinn Frontier MTB. The rear derailleur gears are mountd, then fixed in place with a
> mounting bolt and
a
> special half circle nut. I've studied this until I'm blue in the face and very srustrated, but
> can't seem to get the nut and bolt to line up with
the
> hole in the frame and the derailleur at the same time. Any hints, suggestions, or online pictures
> y'all could point me to?

The half-moon piece goes on the inside of the frame end in the axle slot. It is stepped and the
raised center sits right in the axle slot The bolt goes across the axle slot. The outer plate sits
flat on the outside of the frame end. There is a raised lip on the adapter plate at the end of its
slot. Tat raised part goes in the axle slot to locate the adapter.

When using one of these adpters, (Sheldon calls them a "claw") the wheel goes all the way back on
the right side frame end. The axle will end up somewhere in the middle of the left frame end.

(I often see these mounted in the mudguard/ rack eyelet!)

http://www.yellowjersey.org/photosfromthepast/CLAW.JPG
http://www.sheldonbrown.org/gloss_a.html#adaptor http://www.sheldonbrown.org/images/adaptorclaw.gif
Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971

 

[Allen McBroom]

Let the newsgroup scroll proclaim that "A Muzi" <[email protected]> scribed upon its pages in
news:[email protected]:

> http://www.sheldonbrown.org/gloss_a.html#adaptor

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's it!!!!!!!!! Thanks, thanks, thank! A photo's worth a thousand
words for certain!

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Allen McBroom http://www.backstagemusic.com Dealer for Taylor, Fender, Marshall, Peavey, Mackie,
Takamine,Pearl, SWR, Dano, EV, AudioTechnica http://www.first-umc.org A Methodist fellowship in
North Mississippi Remove WOOF when replying by email