Originally Posted by
sknhgy
I ended up taking a few links out of the chain. Don't know if its my imagination, but would that make it so my shift levers require more effort to push?
The longer screw didn't work. Hard to explain but it didn't line up.
In post #4 you got some warning about a longer screw not hitting the hanger tab. That was the reason for the suggestion to turn the screw around.
If you made the chain too short, it could be very hard to shift into the large-large combination at least. It shouldn't make a noticeable change in small-small. Be sure you didn't put any crimps in the cable or housing.