Originally Posted by
duckforcover
Just eliminate one thing at a time.
For the L-screw... shift it into the highest gear on the brifter/cassette temporarily. Then, see if you can push the derailer past that distance with thumb pressure. This wil tell you if the screw is being effective...make sense?
probably do this while turning pedals with other hand. DONT LET YOUR FINGERS GET CAUGHT IN THE RINGS.
I could very easily manually pull the cable towards me and it would shift just fine. I had to hold the cable there obviously, if I let go it would go back between the 1st/2nd, or 2nd/3rd. I also noticed if I held shift lever pushed in (as if I were shifting up) it would do the same thing - which appears to do the same thing as me pulling on the cable manually. Not sure what can be deducted from that if anything, I didn't physically try to push the hanger and see if I could move it past the distance with my thumb.