Originally Posted by
HillRider
From the picture the dropout hanger doesn't seem to be too bad. If you can align it reasonably well, I'd try a dropout saver threaded insert first. They are reasonably cheap and should work.
My concern was the crack. The hanger was easily realigned; I clamped the dropout with a very large c-clamp and torqued it until the clamp's threaded rod aligned nicely to a 24" socket wrench extension laid across the dropouts themselves. My concern is the crack: how much stress is the hanger under during shifting? Will the crack's added flex allow the dropout saver to wiggle around too much? I don't want to eat another derailleur or damage the wheel.