Originally Posted by
IthaDan
Good man. So what was it? You over adjusted and the shifter couldn't get enough swing?
I had a feeling some of the tri-state attitude would jog the listening skills
Yeah, lube it up, but don't worry about staying off of it. Ride it, but remember to have it lubed by friday the 13th.
The limit screw was definitely part of it. What wound up working was re-loosening the cable at the derailleur, then testing the shifter with a slack cable to see if it clicked. When it did, I realized that you were right about the limit screw, so I just went through a basic set-up for the cable and the limit screws, then did the finer adjustment with the barrel adjuster. The shifter was still a little sticky, so I really doused it in WD-40 and worked it back and forth until it moved freely and the lever returned crisply on its own without having to be helped with a thumb. It's shifting nice and smooth now.
Yeah - my tri-state attitude is compounded by having been born and raised in NYC, and then moving to the heart of Sopranos Country in my 30s. Fuggedaboutit!