[QUOTE=FBinNY;17610752]Let's see.
1- the stop is unnecessary
2- you don't plan t use it
3- it's in the way
4- it serves no other function, and it's loss wouldn't create any problems
So you have a useless, easily removable feature that is causing problems now, but wouldn't cause any if gone.
I think this argues pretty clearly for sawing it off, and wonder why you'd even think about it.
BTW- cutting the guide off is exactly what Campagnolo did when it segued from using a
housed cable system to
bare wire routing like yours. You can still see where the leg for the stop used to be.