ShimanoAdjusting the electric front derailleur

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 · 14.03.2014

Shimano: Adjusting the electric front derailleurPhoto: Dirk Zedler
Tips for adjusting Shimano's electric front derailleur
Shimano's electric front derailleurs offer perfect shifting characteristics, but require special conditions and proper adjustment. TOUR shows tips and tricks for fast shifting pleasure.

Level of difficultyfor talented hobby mechanics

Tool

- Hexagon socket spanner
- Torque spanner with bits
- Di2 plug tool from Shimano

Auxiliary materials

- Acetone
- Cotton cloth

TIPS

- FINGER AWAY: Do not shift gears when you have your hand on the front derailleur. Its force is sufficient to seriously injure fingers. Do not shift gears when the crank is stationary either. The front derailleur pushes the chain against the large chainring with force, which can damage the chain, the chainring and the front derailleur in the long term.
- CONTROLShift through all gears at the end of the work and check that the guide plates of the front derailleur always have clearance to the chain as long as there is no shifting. The front derailleur automatically readjusts for this purpose in the event of excessive skewing.
- FINE ADJUSTMENT: When the red control diode lights up, the derailleur can also be finely adjusted - using the shift paddles on the right-hand shift brake lever fitting.

The detailed instructions can be found below as a PDF download.

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