Here are some pictures, I dont know how to tell if you screwed up your derailer or just bent the hanger 
, thanks for the input.
, thanks for the input.Bent derailer or hanger?
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Also you may not be able to see this in the pictures but its bent in twards the spokes ( the end of the derailer ).
take the hanger off and lay it on something flat
deraliuor....or however you spell it.
True... should try that, thanks.SebringMGB said:
Hope its the hanger
It was the derailer.. but I fixed it with my super hi-tech surgical tool 
How'd you fix it with that? I bent a derailur a couple weeks ago the same way and couldn't for the life of me even figure out where it was bent. I ended up getting a new derailur instead. I'd like to salvage it for a spare though.
I clamped on the wrench to the lower part if the derailer and started twisting and bending till I got it back into shape. It took a couple good wacks with the rubber mallet as well so basiccally it was trial and error just trying to straiten it out agian.
dude just go down to you LBS and they can get (acctually) straight! it should not cost you any (as long as they ain't in a rush). using one of thoses big wrenches with the derailur on is a bad idea! hammer it flat or at least take off your deraileur!
I couldn't tell that the cage on mine had been bent. I almost think it may be the pivot pin that the cage is attatched to. In which case it wouldn't help much to pound it flat with a hammer. I'll probablly just consider it scrap and maybe cannibalize it for parts in the future.
I can't believe how poopey Deore stuff looks, but it actually works about as well as my old XT. We'll have to see about durability though, my XT was going on 4 years use.
I can't believe how poopey Deore stuff looks, but it actually works about as well as my old XT. We'll have to see about durability though, my XT was going on 4 years use.
Good thing you got it fix for the races.