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Originally Posted by
CyclingFool95
I did strip the derailleur hanger on a certain Fuji Ace through carelessness and hurry. Lesson, slow is good as long as you're enjoying the journey. Now, coffee and tunes are always part of the process.
CyclingFool95, I really enjoyed rebuilding your Fuji Ace. I also enjoy riding it and with an 8 speed cassette and 9 speed RD, high limit screw snugged down, I can use all 8 cogs. So your fix on the hanger works fine.
Glad you're enjoying it. I cant take credit for the fix. I brought it to the one LBS that hasnt screwed me yet. I'm somewhat mechanically inclined, and have been wrenching bikes for a long time, but there are certain things I just dont mess with (headset pressing, fork steerer cutting for example) partly because I dont have the right tool, and dont want to buy them, and partly because I dont want to try out the lower slopes of the learning curve on a bike I value. The "fix" for twenty years, was that a machinist friend of mine tapped the inside of the derailleur body, and cut me a thin headed cap socket bolt to fit. Nice idea on his part. I clamped the derailleur on tight and just left it alone. It was only when I went from 7 speed downtube Chorus to 10 speed Shimano, that I had to deal with it.
