Bent Campy Derailluer

dave-<< The bolt rotates freely in the upper pivot, so the bend must be close to the threads.

I have several spare Shimano derailleur pivot bolts, and a new Mavic. What's the chance that these
can be used as a replacement for the Campagnolo

Small..visit a local bike shop and dig thru the box of toasted stuff any good one will have 'in the
back' and harvest a bolt from a rear der....

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Hello all: I have a bent mounting bolt on a 8-speed Campy Veloce rear derailleur. Everything else
in this unit is fine. The bolt rotates

freely

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in the upper pivot, so the bend must be close to the threads.

I have several spare Shimano derailleur pivot bolts, and a new Mavic. What's the chance that these
can be used as a replacement for the

Campagnolo

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bolt?

Most likely they will not work. Even if it looks close, you'll probably end up doing more hurt than
good. You can order the correct replacement bolt, or possibly find a scrap der. of the same model to
harvest a bolt from.