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In your picture it looks like there are a few mm between the rear piece and the wheel nut
Is it possible that you are not seating the rear piece on all the way?
I would back the 10mm quite a bit and try to reassemble again.
On my bike when I have trouble with this piece I remove the nut entirely before reinstalling
There needs to be enough of the axle showing for the bell crank to bite. What I had to do on my wheel was remove the washers from the axle so the axle nut could be tightened enough and expose more of the axle to the bell crank.
If that makes sense.
Thanks for the feedback, @cubism_pitta@lemmy.world and @apprehensively_human@lemmy.ca. I solved the problem eventually by using a larger screw to go all the way down. The gear box holds, shifting gears works without problems, but the screw sticks out.
Glad you got it worked out!
