Originally Posted by
Dan Burkhart
I would not advise mis-adjusting the alignment marks in an attempt to get the clutch to engage, because it could cause worse problems. The adjustment is most critical to ensure the pawls that couple the sun gears to the axle are fully extended in each gear position.
If the problem persists, an oil bath lube job may help.
Well, shoot; I guess there's very little that I can do to try to solve this. I will definitely give it another oil bath and keep my fingers crossed, but I'm feeling like I'm probably going to end up replacing this bike a lot earlier than I had anticipated
Thank you for the sage advice, Dan; I really appreciate all the effort that you put into helping cyclists understand and fix their bikes.