Originally Posted by
Troul
It's not freely moving without the cable attached. Cable attached does not make it retract any different. There is slight wiggle in the metal body port side to star board side.
at this point, for the cost of a new piece and the wasted time thus far being frustrated with a rather simple adjust that I've had no problems with for any other derailleur, I just want to replace it.
Any recommendations for a better front derailleur?
This one?
https://www.amazon.com/SHIMANO-Alivi.../dp/B00BQ7UGVO
Have to make sure you get the right size clamp of course. Of and they tend to have difficult configurations depending on where the clamp lies compared to the shifting mechanism, called "top swing" or "bottom swing". Just try to buy one that looks like your old one.
I agree, a FD is a cheap part, if it's giving you issues, just replace it.