limit screw

noun

A screw used to adjust some mechanical limit.

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Meanings

nounlimit screw (plural limit screws)

plural limit screws

  1. A screw used to adjust some mechanical limit.
    1. cyclingA type of screw used in the derailleurs of a bicycle to set the maximum and minimum range of the derailleur's movement.

      Shift the chain to the inner ring, and then tighten one of the limit screws. If turning that screw moves the front derailleur outward, then it is the low-gear limit screw.

      2024, Lennard Zinn, Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance, 6th edition, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 81

Translations

German Begrenzerschraube, Einstellschraube
  • BegrenzerschraubeTranslations
  • EinstellschraubeTranslations
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APA

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Chicago

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