Originally Posted by HillRider
The original calculation said you should remove 3 "half-links" so your experience is to be expected. Removing two half links (one link) left the chain too long and four half links (two full links) made it a bit short.
Right. I didn't make it clear, but it appeared like there should be enough room in the dropout if I had only removed two half links, since there is more than a half inch between the current axle position and the back of the dropout.