Originally Posted by
Panthers007
You want it to be straight regards the centerline of the bicycle frame. I'd take it off the bike and, by hand, grasp it around the center of the wheels-cage over the main spring and gently bend/pull it straight. Put on bike. Repeat if needed. Just do this from the center of the cage. It's the spring area you'll be trying to pull down and aligned. If you do this from the ends of the cage, you might just add another bend.
Thanks for the info. I guess all I can do is give it the old college try and see what happens. Just hope the cage steel is springy enough to handle the correction without cracking.
Guess this explains why the dork dish and top pulley are all chewed up.
