Look on the underside of the crank housing. Is there a plastic track for the cable to go around and point up?
Operate the derailleur by hand to see which way it needs to be pulled, cable pills one way, spring pulls other way.
Look on the underside of the crank housing. Is there a plastic track for the cable to go around and point up?
Operate the derailleur by hand to see which way it needs to be pulled, cable pills one way, spring pulls other way.
Look on the underside of the crank housing. Is there a plastic track for the cable to go around and point up?
I'm not sure if I understand your question correctly, but here's what the cable fixing thingie looks like with and without the bolt.
Without the bolt, a vertical track for the cable to run through is visible left of the screw hole:
Operate the derailleur by hand to see which way it needs to be pulled, cable pills one way, spring pulls other way.
When I pull the derailleur to the right by hand, the cable bolt moves upward - this means it's a top pull, yeah?
Does this all mean that just running the cable straight down to the left of the bolt (the way I have it) might actually be the correct configuration?
Try the lever with the cable taut.
I think you're doing it right. The frame and derailleur both look like they are set up for top-pull cable routing. The manual you referenced is describing a bottom-pull setup, hence the confusion. You should only need to get the cable tension correct.
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