Mechanics and Fixing Any Questions Answered

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LukeG

I have a SRAM Red yaw FD that isn’t aligning both lines with the chainring when I tighten it up. I’ve tried to take a picture but it’s next to useless. Whenever I tighten the braze on bolt, the rear of the FD is some way further out than the front of the FD. Is it normal to require some sort of shim to alter the alignment? If so, where would you find one of these? It was previously on a bike that I crashed, so perhaps it was bent in that but without another yaw FD to compare it to, I’m struggling to work out whether it’s bent or I’m just mechanically useless

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Netakure in reply to @LukeG

But do you need the lines? They're good to get you in the ballpark but ultimately I'd angle it in a way I can cross chain without rubbing. Of course if it's going out of line every time you tighten you may be missing a shim.