I recently purchased a 2004 Fuji Team Super Lite 61cm, and right out of the box I could see that the derailleur was not aligned perfectly. I took off the derailleur and checked the alignment with the straightener tool...indeed it is misaligned. It is not that the hanger is bent, it is the dropout. The dropout, where it attches to the drive side of the axle, comes in at a bit of an angle and even when the skewer is clamped down the derailleur hanger is still not perfectly straight vertically or horizontally.
Should I bend the hanger with the straightener tool so that it makes up for the angled inward dropout? Wouldn't this weaken the replaceable derailleur hanger because it is made of aluminum? Is there a tool that can straighten the dropouts on an aluminum frame, so that I don't have to bend the hanger?
Thanks for the help
Should I bend the hanger with the straightener tool so that it makes up for the angled inward dropout? Wouldn't this weaken the replaceable derailleur hanger because it is made of aluminum? Is there a tool that can straighten the dropouts on an aluminum frame, so that I don't have to bend the hanger?
Thanks for the help