Front derailleur drama - cannot reach adjustment screws

[GeneHacker]

I am having a heck of a time adjusting my front derailleur. My bikes oversized swing arm for the rear suspention (bike: k2-900) make it impossible to get to the adjustment screws. I have tried using just a really short screw driver bit (for a drill) and a wrench but there isnt even enought clearence for that.

My question is...
Dose anyone make a front derailleur where the adjustment screws are on the front or side rather than the top.

Thanks
Gene Hacker

[goatman]

I am having a heck of a time adjusting my front derailleur. My bikes oversized swing arm for the rear suspention (bike: k2-900) make it impossible to get to the adjustment screws. I have tried using just a really short screw driver bit (for a drill) and a wrench but there isnt even enought clearence for that.

My question is...
Dose anyone make a front derailleur where the adjustment screws are on the front or side rather than the top.

Thanks
Gene Hacker

I'm not sure what bike you have, but a fix you could try is to replace the front mech screws with LONGER hex (Allen) head bolts. Then you can use a ball head Allen/hex key at an angle of up to about 25 to 30 degrees and still make adjustments. Hope that helps.

[SoCalDesertRider]

Some road bike derailuers have the limit screws on the front. The ones I saw at the bike shop today were for braze-on mount though

It's alot of extra work, but you could loosen the derailuer clamp so you can move the derailuer out where you can get to the screws, adjust them a little, move it back and check, move it out and adjust, and do that as many times as it takes to get it adjusted....

[GeneHacker]

Thanks guys. I am going to try both. I should be able to get it adjusted on way or another.

Gene

[CruzinJapan]

I am having a heck of a time adjusting my front derailleur. My bikes oversized swing arm for the rear suspention (bike: k2-900) make it impossible to get to the adjustment screws. I have tried using just a really short screw driver bit (for a drill) and a wrench but there isnt even enought clearence for that.

My question is...
Dose anyone make a front derailleur where the adjustment screws are on the front or side rather than the top.

Thanks
Gene Hacker

Would <a href="http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=TOOL&pid=00 904116000&tab=spe#tab">this one from Sears</a> work?

<img src="http://content.sears.com/data/product_images/009/04116/00904116000-190.jpg">

I had to use one similar to this on my 1997 Proflex Animal. In case you didn't know K2 once was Proflex.

Good luck,

Chris

[GeneHacker]

Would <a href="http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=TOOL&pid=00 904116000&tab=spe#tab">this one from Sears</a> work?

<img src="http://content.sears.com/data/product_images/009/04116/00904116000-190.jpg">

I had to use one similar to this on my 1997 Proflex Animal. In case you didn't know K2 once was Proflex.

Good luck,

Chris

I think that is exactly what I need. Thanks for going to the trouble. I am on my way to sears!

Geno