Dirty And Tired Derailleur Gets New Life In 3 Minutes. How I Clean Rear Mech After Long, Dusty Trips 

I'm a professional mechanic and this has to be the best quick clean rear derailleur video I've seen yet that is done right with out or very little amount of cleaning solvent(s). Because nothing ruins s rear derailleur or rear hub bearings when using excessive use solvents or pressure washing.

How satisfying watching those jockey wheels get clean!

I've been cycling since 1983 and you just taught me something. Maybe it was me not paying attention to other videos closely enough but here it is. I've always had issues cleaning (what I now know is the) guide jockey wheel. Shift the cassette onto the biggest cog and it comes out of hiding. It also exposes the spring and pivots. Freakin brilliant. Thanks

The amount of experts on this thread is so funny 😂

Remember to replace the towel back in the bathroom before anyone misses it :^D

There is something quite satisfying about seeing all that muck coming off so smoothly and efficently.

Can’t lie that was satisfying when u took the gunk off the jockey wheels with a screw driver

New cyclist here, this video is just what I needed 🚴👍

brilliant video, short and concise, perfect. I'm going to check the rest of your videos hopefully gather a playlist of cleaning the full bike haha

The more I watch these maintenance and cleaning videos the more I want to switch to single speed.

Don't know why this vid popped but am most grateful.Sat in a park having lunch out bike riding.The derailier was playing uo so degunked it with a nail file.Now running much more smoothly .Will give it a good going over when I get home.

A thorough 3 minute cleaning and it only took 7 minutes.

1) To remove mud and gunk from the jockey wheels, use a plastic tool (there is a good one at the back of some brushes), not a metal screwdriver. This will avoid scratching the wheels, which would attracts even more dirt. 2) Instead of putting chain oil on the pivots, just give a global spray of Teflon based lube and wipe the excess. Far more faster , Teflon will also repel water and attract less dirt than chain oil. Cheers

I dont even own a bike, and I feel like this was a great way to spend 7 minutes of my life

THANK YOU! As someone who took a spill on my MTB yesterday, I really appreciate this, as I need to go over my rear derailleur.

Appreciated the detail and close ups. I am ashamed to say I have not treated my bikes well over the years. Never too late to start!

In 26 years of riding mountain bikes I’ve never seen jockey wheels that gunked up. It suggests you’re over oiling your chain.

I have been doing this for 25 years, though not as well as you. Thanks for teaching this old dog new tricks. 👍

very nice! thanks! when i think 3 minutes i feel much better to do it than thinking of how many brushing & lubing i need to do

This video is so amazin informative and is so calm to wach i learnd alot, and had no idea about the hear and the dirt! thank you!

@SickBiker that was meticulous and satisfying to watch 🤓 thank you for the ideas to clean it up too 🤗 I'll do that to my old ass basic bike 👨‍🔧

Video: Cleaning My Bike! Your brain at 2AM: interesting, interesting.

Dude... I thought I kept my drivetrain clean but this is next level. wow! My frame rarely ever gets that dirty though unless it’s a fresh ride.

Never even thought of the cable going back into the inner. Great tip, thanks.

"Step 3: Apply dirt attractor paste to all critical linkages and pivots. This ensures there will be plenty to do for next week's cleaning."

how to clean drivetrain in 3 minutes: video lasts 7 minutes with fast forwards and skips

I dont ride bikes but good for you you have a healthy pass time but I really happy you are taking care of your equipment so many people dont take of any thing and never bother to learn how even do basic stuff then throw it away because it broke

After a lot of research on YT to fix my bike's rear derailleur shifting issue I finally found the issue and solution! Couldn't find a YT video on this matter! I explain it below: 1) The most common type of housing has an inner thin wires tube and an outer plastic covering tube. Apparently after a while because of pressure the outer plastic tube jams and the inner tube wires are exposed that can get crushed by pressure on ferrels! This causes a serious metal-metal fraction between the cable and thin wires of housing, worse than any dirt or rust can do! 2) Loosen the shifter cable and release the cable at the derailleur (watch YT guides) and through all housings to free all housing parts. 3) You have to cleanly cut the exposed thin wires of housing to align it with plastic cover tube. Be careful not to block inner empty hole (where the cable passes) by crushing the wires. You need a sharp wire cutter (or a specialized tool from bike shop!) Then clean up both ends of housing and lube a bit. 4) Insert the cable in all housing parts and through the derailleur cable clamp. Since you lost some housing length, to have the same tension on the cable at a particular gear you need to pull the cable out of derailleur cable clamp a bit compared to what it was before. This needs to be fine tuned to have perfect correspondence between shifter and derailleur for all gear range (watch YT guides). Hope it helps someone.

I always hang on to everyone's old toothbrushes for jobs like these.

No oil ! No wax ! No dirty ! I love it 😻

Very good video and precise cleaning. Good work. I love using a small screwdriver to clean the jockey wheels it’s very satisfying seeing all the crud come off!

Satisfying to watch, well presented and filmed. I forgot a derailleur needs this kind of attention once in a while. No wonder my shifting sucks with a new chain, but with an ok cassette and chain wheels..

Good video, I always use a screwdriver to clean the jockey wheels too. Always wondered what the on and off switch does on my Xt derailleur now I know.

I like that cleaning tool "screw driver"

Another great training video. Thanks for the great lesson. Keeps my bike out of the shop!🚴🚴

I placed an oil drip pan under the derailleur, sprayed the derailleur components with CRC Parts Cleaner & Degreaser Pro, used a rag to dry everything, an re-oiled all the components and the chain. Looks like new!

I like that you went for practical cleaning and lubing, rather than trying to get everything as shiny as possible...

I appreciate the step-by-step narration. Very informative! A little maintenance saves the costs of repairs.

I got 3 minutes into this before I got to work on two of my bikes. It's the bike equivalent of squeezing spots. Cheers for the tips!

Great tip about the cable cleaning whilst in the loeest gear, thanks.

was really satisfying watching you scrape the jockey wheels lol

Damn... Your dirty drive train is mine when it's clean.

Satisfying! I learned a new method to clean my RD now.

I found very useful your videos, Thanks. I try to clean Chain and Jockey wheels after every ride, it makes a big difference in components performance and duration.

Most satisfying vid ever !

That screwdriver trick is fantastic

Excellent tips. Especially about cleaning the cable. Thanks

in 2007 when I started mtb I did after every ride clean everything. now I just clean the chain BEFORE a ride lol. But it is a very nice video and I should do this too

So satisfying

1:00 This is so satisfying

Good video, great method, went and cleaned my old bike gears. Peace be unto you.

Great product, easy to clean -worked out great !

what chemicals or oil did you use for the final touch on the deraileur please

Just did this! Thank you so much!

Excellent work, my friend!!!

Strangely satisfying and a good "how to " video

*in 3 minutes* proceeds to do it in 7 minutes :))

Great video! I like using ProLink chain lube in a pinpoint dropper on the pivots and jockey wheels. I also have various brushes for cleaning. If any brushes have metal ferrules I wrap them with electrical tape so they won't scratch.

I also love to use the toothpick for a quick clean up and disposal. Love the video!

Why haven’t you used a degreaser to clean up the chain and the cassette along with the jockey wheels? I find it to be extremely effective along with the use of brushes in removing gunk from the bike. Follow it up with a warm soap wash and then follow up with lubing the chain followed by lubing up the dérailleur

Great job man... like a dental hygienist!

so relaxing to watch, look at that dirt coming out

This is so satisfying! 😃

Very satisfing- I also use rounded shoelaces to clean the inside of the cassette...

Oh my gosh, the amount of crud on those jockey wheels! Layer after layer come off! 😂

Thank you for sharing, clearly explaining .👍

very good video best tips i have seen for years

wife's towel, of course :)

Great video, so many people these days seem to not understand cleaning the transmission properly.

How can i get those areas cleaned where chain is on if there rust on it where your cleaning

Super helpful and useful video!

is it just me or it was satisfying af

It doesn't matter how many tools are used by these guys indians will always use toothbrush🤟

Solid tips and good camera work.

very satisfying, thank you

Me being a professional mechanic, just in pain watching this Like WTH. HOW DOES IT EVEN GET TO THAT POINT!!! no way that is just "grease"

Folks, just switch to waxing your chain and most of this cleaning chore goes away. Sure there's a little prep time to purge factory lube and soak the chain in paraffin but I get multiples of that time back in reduced bike cleaning time. First of all without the petrol or snake oil products attracting every molecule of dirt in the forest the drive train stays much cleaner to begin with. But no matter how muddy the woods were I can garden hose each bike to show room clean in less than ten minutes each. The most time consuming part for me is soapy brush on the tires to get the dingy stain. Everything else including the drive train gets fully clean by water only rinse.

One hell of a video.. great work

In case you are wondering what is the lube he puts on - MOMUM Mic Wax. You can also use it on the chain. The rules are simple, first clean thoroughly, then apply the wax. It is not great when it comes to lubrication (e.g. chain works fine only up to 60-80km), but it keeps things clean.

Over the last 35 years , I've used every chain lube out there . What works best for me is , wash with a garden hose and re-lube with a Teflon chain lube.

The dirt falling off is so satisfying.

Nice one, Subscribed. Please keep it comin...

I can hear my bike crying, thank you for this video.

6:29 MAN I WAS laughing whole day

if you must lube your mech pivots just use PTFE spray, its much less messy and wont attract as much dirt.

SATISFACTION Clean rear mech, shifting seamlessly, happy rider. 😊

I’ve always just jetwashed mine but just spent 3k on a new bike this was helpful thanks 👍🏻

I wax the chain for my gravel bike. It’s a life-saver. No wet lube means very little dirt is trapped in or stuck on drivetrain parts.

5:28 when you're looking at the mirror 2 days after you started hitting the gym

Thank you for sharing this.

Very good video, thanks. But why didn't you use degreaser or some other solvent to do the chain, gears, jockey wheels and derailleur? Wouldn't that help clean them better?

It's hard being a mechanic in Latin America, everyone puts truck grease on their bikes and never cleans them. I have come across many transmissions in a worse state

It will be nice to see a video testing products that attract the least amount of dirt. I live in the dusty desert of Arizona, were greasy lubricants have the tendency to attract dust particles. The dry bike lubricant (its liquid but dry out) with teflon that I currently used seems to reduce the buildup of dirt, but it is not a silver bullet. Thank you.

You can tell it's much happier after being cleaned

Awesome, thanks man!

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5:12 bicep curls

Very satisfying video

So satisfying to look at. Give it a splash of break cleaner it will be like new.

What chain lube are you using? Liquid tar? I use a wax based lube and my jockey wheels and drivetrain stay clean. Good luck!