Glad it worked out. It would have been a crime to scrap a Zeus 2000 for a stripped cable clamp bolt hole.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Stockwell, Brad wrote:
> The Z-2000 derailleur is saved, and is now back in the noble service of
> humankind!
>
> I decided to try the "long-bolt & backup-hex-nut" idea since it didn't
> required any surgery on the derailleur itself. There was indeed room for a
> nut, but not very much: about a 2.5mm gap. The 5mm hex nuts that I had on
> hand were about 3.5mm thick (about .5mm on each end is wasted by a chamfer
> which isn't threaded but which helps to guide the screw home). I got out my
> grinder and reduced the thickness of the nut down to about 2mm thick in the
> center, 1mm thick on the edge (a 'domed' nut). I needle-filed it a bit to
> get rid of burrs, slapped it on the back of the binder bolt, and I was in
> business. And I barely notice that the total derailleur mass has increased
> from 184g to 184.5g.
>
> Thanks to all!
>
> Brad Stockwell
> Palo Alto