Bent derailleur hanger fix

[zoom2zoom]

The rear derailleur hanger is bent on a Litespeed and I like to get it fixed or replaced

Where do I find a replacement hanger? I don't see a model number

Is it easy fix by bending it back?

[AngryScientist]

dont bed it back, that's not what they are made for.

call wheels manufacturing if you cant figure out which one it is, they'll be able to help you.

start here:

http://wheelsmfg.com/derailleur-hangers.html

[dustyrider]

Not sure what specific hanger that is... there are lots of them. Maybe take it off and bring it to a shop. I thought I saw a thumbnail page of all the types of hangers recently...can't seem to find it now. Sometimes you can bend them back into submission with your hands and sometimes you can use a derailleur hanger adjuster tool. I used to ride with an extra one when I had bikes with replaceable ones. They're cheap.

[oldpotatoe]

Not sure what specific hanger that is... there are lots of them. Maybe take it off and bring it to a shop. I thought I saw a thumbnail page of all the types of hangers recently...can't seem to find it now. Sometimes you can bend them back into submission with your hands and sometimes you can use a derailleur hanger adjuster tool. I used to ride with an extra one when I had bikes with replaceable ones. They're cheap.

Search feature here

http://wheelsmfg.com/derailleur-hangers.html

[ultraman6970]

Either way you need a new one... or at least have one in the box of parts... that being said, to get it back into shape you take it off and put that in a vise and press it little by little till get straight again. If it cracks well... either way you needed a new one :D

We got back a few this way but do it slowly.

[psyclone1976]

If there is no signs of a split in the metal then remove it and clamp it in a metal vice and leave it till the bend is gone.

[dustyrider]

Search feature here

http://wheelsmfg.com/derailleur-hangers.html

That's the picture, but I swear it was on the internet with clickable links...maybe my realities are starting to blur! One of the local shops has this poster, and I was hanging out there recently which is what really happened. :cool:

[Peter P.]

http://derailleurhanger.com/

And always have a spare in your parts box.

[zoom2zoom]

Thank you everyone. You guys are great

[rustychisel]

http://derailleurhanger.com/

And always have a spare in your parts box.

Now you tell me!!

True story: there I was in the south of France - Carcassonne - moving through and only staying 2 nights whilst enjoying a cycling holiday. Saw a poster for a day ride with the local club over canal paths and thought "that'll be fun tomorrow" so I rushed down to the garage, unpacked our bikes from their travel cases and reassembled them.

In my haste I cross threaded the rear derailleur bolt on my Teschner, didn't have a spare hanger, and shifting was all over the shop... so I grabbed my trusty 12in shifter and bent the bugger until it was 'about right'.

That was in 2009 and shifting has been perfect ever since, the same derailleur is still cross threaded into a soft aluminium thread I cut in my haste, and the spare hanger I bought shortly after arriving back in Aus is still in my tool box.

[franswa]

Now you tell me!!

True story: there I was in the south of France - Carcassonne - moving through and only staying 2 nights whilst enjoying a cycling holiday. Saw a poster for a day ride with the local club over canal paths and thought "that'll be fun tomorrow" so I rushed down to the garage, unpacked our bikes from their travel cases and reassembled them.

In my haste I cross threaded the rear derailleur bolt on my Teschner, didn't have a spare hanger, and shifting was all over the shop... so I grabbed my trusty 12in shifter and bent the bugger until it was 'about right'.

That was in 2009 and shifting has been perfect ever since, the same derailleur is still cross threaded into a soft aluminium thread I cut in my haste, and the spare hanger I bought shortly after arriving back in Aus is still in my tool box.



Great story.

[lhuerta]

....when you replace your hanger, u r still going to need proper tool to align it when upon installation. ALL new replaceable der hangers MUST be aligned upon installation to a bike, with wheel clamped to dropouts (not on a vise, not with vice-grips or other pliers). New hangers are not matched to the alignment of your dropouts, so they must be aligned (with correct tool, no eye-balling) to match the specific/unique dropout on which they will hang. There is no such thing as a der hanger pre-aligned to your bike upon installation. DAG-2 from Park or HAG from AbbeyTools are indispensable tools for your tools box.

http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/rear-derailleur-hanger-alignment#article-section-3

[ultraman6970]

Always you can use the two axles technique :P