How To Tighten Gear Cable On A Bike. Before tightening the brake cable on your bike you need to determine how tight it is. After you install a new bike cable the shift lever doesnt click the derailleur into gear like it.
If there is a cable adjuster on the gear lever body or the derailleur. Turn the low adjustment screw on the rear derailleur one-quarter turn clockwise to tighten the cable. Wind in the high limit H stop screw.
Select the highest gear smallest sprocket on the shifter.
How do you tighten a shifter cable on a bike. Select the highest gear smallest sprocket on the shifter. Put the gear lever into top gear turn the pedals and allow the chain to go onto the smallest cog on the cassette. Crimp it gently with side cutters two or three times and be careful not to slice through it.
