rear derailluer sprocket - XTR

[jet-ski]

I noticed that my LHT drivetrain isn't completely silent, and while I was cleaning the chain, I noticed that the first jockey wheel (closest to the cassette) actually moves laterally around the bearing. Nothing seems loose and I have done about 1,500ks on it and there's no damage to the jockey wheel. Are they meant to be able to move like this?

The derailluer is a XTR long cage.

[tim on skin]

On some shimano are meant to move side to side abit

[il padrone]

I think that's actually on most modern Shimano RD's.

[tim on skin]

Not decore xt

[Mulger bill]

AFAIK it's standard Shamino as a way of ensuring good indexing even if the adjustment is a fraction out.

[jet-ski]

reassuring, just looked at my other RDs - tiagra, altus and acera and none of those have that movement

[Robdog]

They're called something along the lines of floating bearings. My Dura Ace 7800 ones do the same thing. Stress not