It seems i'm running out of karma or luck or whatever when it comes to the drivetrain. But some good news first. I have found a better looking rear mech. It's still an LX but this time M563. There is also some nearly new Shimano shifter outer cable SIS SP 40 attached.
I had an LX FD-M563 front mech too but one the adjuster screws wasn't moving in neither direction. So the whole mech got a bath in silicone oil and another in Caramba over night which normally works in such cases. But no effect at all.
My next idea was to try to heat the mech up - still no effect. I thought to myself ok this is not Excalibur and i don't like old knight flicks at all so drilling this beast of a screw out of this mech will be a fine idea. The good news is the screw is gone but of course i messed up the whole mech and 4 drill bits have found their new home in the trash can. So i will have to find another front mech..and that's not the end of the drivetrain blues.
Some cranks came with this evil front mech. All black LX 563, 170mm.
I had some used but working chain rings with matching chain ring screws laying around. At least that's what i tought. The next 20 minutes of my life i spent trying to tighten these "matching" screws. Enlightenment is something that never comes easy i guess. The screws are simply about 3 or 4mm too long.
But only till you attach this old rock ring i never wanted to see again as a 4th ring to the crank. Definitely the screws were bought with this weird rock ring. I'm not too happy with the silver look of it but on the other hand no dirty jeans leg is a positive thing. Pics of all this will be here tomorrow.