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I’m definitely loading the spring the right way but before I get all the way round the hooked end of the spring forces itself out and jams in between the cages.
This doesn't compute - loading the spring is winding it up, not unwinding it. If you were winding it up and the end let go, it would have gone inside. It could only be poking out if you were trying to unwind it, right?
Kimmo
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I’m getting increasingly irate here. I’m changing the cage on my GRX mech to the cage from an M8000 mech, basically changing from medium cage to long cage so I can run a wide double drivetrain.
Anyway, every time I try to spin/load the cage, the hook on the spring pops up. It happened last week, I thought oh no maybe I went the wrong way accidentally without thinking. So I ordered a new one and a new gasket/seal because it completely chewed up the seal last time. Go to install it this weekend and the exact same thing it happening. I’m definitely loading the spring the right way but before I get all the way round the hooked end of the spring forces itself out and jams in between the cages. I’ve tried bending the hook in slightly so it grips better but the same thing just keeps happening. The seal is completely chewed up again. Also a photo of the spring showing it slightly bent up which has now happened to both.
What am I doing wrong?
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