Thanks for the information. The pulleys are the ball-bearing type. I was hoping they were used on Huret cheapest models. Oh well. I'm familiar with the Duopar. Is the Success a Sachs incarnation? Also, the derailleur on e-bay to which you refer is for French tubing. I assume this will not mount to a Raleigh. The derailleur I took off the bike was marked 28.6 which is nominally 1-1/8". One more thing, what is the difference between 1st and 2nd generations of these derailleurs and does anyone know their date of manufacture? Thanks again.
George Allen Lexington, KY USA
At 10:48 AM 3/22/2005, you wrote:
>George Allen wrote:
>>I'm in the process of cleaning up a 1975 Raleigh Competition. This bike
>>has been ridden very little but, unfortunately, I've run into problems
>>with the Jubilee derailleurs. The rear has a piece of plastic broken off
>>the upper toothed pulley wheel. What other Huret derailleurs, besides
>>Jubilee, would use this pulley? I'd like to repair this derailleur, as it
>>is in almost NOS condition. But I do not want to spend big money on a
>>Jubilee derailleur just to get a pulley. I was hoping that Huret's lesser
>>models might use this same pulley. Any options?
>
>Is this one of the ball-bearing pulleys? If so, Duopar Ti's and Success
>Ti's use these as well. If it is a simply sleeve type pulley, then any of
>the less expensive Huret derailleurs could be a donor.
>
>>Also, the front derailleur has a broken mounting band. The casting was
>>fractured when I took it off the seat tube. Unfortunately, it is the side
>>that includes the derailleur body so I'm pretty sure I'm screwed on that
>>one. I'll probably have to buy a replacement.
>
>Alas, that is an all too common failure mode for the Jubilee FD. A
>replacement may be available (e.g. eBay item #7144195453) but they tend to
>be expensive. If you do get one, handle with care and do not over-tighten
>the clamp bolt.
>
>--
>John "been there, done that" (john@os2.dhs.org)
>Appleton WI USA