42t vs zee rear mech

bluechair84

I've taken a bit of a gamble on some transmission components by a brand called Fouriers. I'm mating the 42t with a Zee short cage. The jockeys clear the gears, but unfortunately now I've removed the 17t, effectively pushing the larger gears outwards, the cable arm no longer clears the gears.

Adjusting the B screw does not help clearance of the arm. Any thoughts on this?

The Rookie

Yep, not happening.....

mcnultycop

Some of the manufacturers of cassette expanders supply a longer b-screw. I'm not sure it'd help though.

I've got a Hope T-Rex 40t and that works with a Zee Mech.

bluechair84

After I posted this, I found a thread with a few guys running the short cage 11-36 Zee with a 42t:mtbr thread.
It's this picture which is driving me mad...

His clears the cassette... so what on earth is going on with mine?

bluechair84

mcnultycop wrote:

Some of the manufacturers of cassette expanders supply a longer b-screw. I'm not sure it'd help though.

I've got a Hope T-Rex 40t and that works with a Zee Mech.

Thanks for the input, unfortunately, the B screw doesn't help. It moves the jockey away from the cassette, but the armature into the cassette. All the way out doesn't clear the cassette still.

--edited-- I realised the response to McNulty sounded sarky and it wasn't meant to

bluechair84

Response to McNulty edited /\
Also; It turns out the mech hanger was very slightly bent - only by a mm or two. I've straightened that out which has helped, but not made the mech compatible yet. As I'll have to purchase a new mech anyway, I'm attempting to modify it so the arm clears the cassette.

mcnultycop

I didn't have any issue with your response.

bluechair84

You have to be careful around these parts