Huffy 1C4880-A01 manual Rear Derailleur Adjustments

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-Turn the “low” adjusting screw so the left inside edge of the chain cage [17] and the chain [18] just do not touch

-Remove the slack from the cable wire and tighten the nut of the cable clamp.

2.Put the “high” adjusting screw in the correct position as follows:

-Shift the chain onto the largest front sprocket and the smallest rear sprocket

-Turn the “high” adjusting screw so the right inside edge of the chain cage and the chain just do not touch.

NOTE- If the shift lever does not move easily:

-If the shift cable seems to stick, lubricate it

-Do not lubricate the shift control

-If the shift cable is sharply bent, rusted or has broken strands, replace it.

Do the “Rear Derailleur Adjustments” if:

-The chain will not shift onto all the rear sprockets

-The chain comes off the rear sprockets

-The chain makes noise while on the smallest or largest rear sprocket

-The rear derailleur [5] rubs the spoke protector

Rear Derailleur Adjustments

The rear derailleur has two adjusting screws. The “low” adjusting screw, sometimes marked “L”, limits how far the rear derailleur and chain can move toward the wheel. The “high” adjusting screw, sometimes marked “H”, limits how far the rear derailleur and chain can move away from the wheel.

1.Put the “high” adjusting screw in the correct position as follows:

- Shift the chain onto the smallest rear sprocket

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