Originally Posted by
Werkin
was the H limit screw retracted completely?
Yes, I practically unthreaded it until it was REMOVED, in the process of troubleshooting.
Your point about only needing the spacer if you can't otherwise tighten the lockring completely is affirming - that is, after I removed the spacer, I still had no problem tightening the lockring with no play left in the cassette.