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One is fine after 45 years, the other now broken
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A different SLJ derailleur with unbroken band.
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Broken aluminum alloy hinge is a total loss
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The lower hinge had already fractured years earlier
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fractures through the alloy hinges
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Successful removal of the hinge pin/tunnel
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Simplex Super LJ clamp band hinge / cable stop tunnel
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Simplex Super LJ clamp band hinge / cable stop tunnel
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Simplex Super LJ Clamp band hinge / cable stop tunnel
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Simplex Super LJ Clamp band hinge / cable stop tunnel
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Shimano FD-Z202 front derailleur
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Shimano FD-Z204
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Shimano clamp band donor at auction
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Shimano versus Simplex - similar clamp band design
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Simplex Super LJ & Shimano donor band
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Shimano alloy derailleur with steel band
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Clamp band Transplant
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Transplanted band - clean fit on the recess of the lever body
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Steel band hinge loops were pressed down 3mm inward
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Steel band is not a perfect length
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The cable stop and tunnel directing the bare wire
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Rear view of the early Super LJ front derailleur
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The ghost of older derailleur cables.
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Derailleur re-fitted on the bike with the new steel band
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Perfectly functional again.
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An earlier repair - with an earlier Simplex steel band
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Earlier band transplant: from a Simplex "Super Competition"
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Simplex Super LJ components: 1972
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Super LJ front derailleur: 1974 Simplex catalog page