Old 05-17-12, 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by AlphaDogg
I installed a teflon-coated one.
Be sure to scrape off ALL of the coating where the cable clamps under the derailleur fixing bolt. If you don't the cable will slowly slip under tension, no matter how tight the bolt is and the shifting accuracy will absolutely go away. Trust me on this one. Been there, done that and it took two tries before I realized what was causing the problem.
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