Bike maintenance for dummies.
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Apr 2014
10:08am, 6 Apr 2014
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eL Bee!
MM - they are adjustable, MM - if you move the brake body forwards, it will toe in. It'll need a bit of 'jiggling' (tech term, that) with the bolt loosened, and once it is in position apply the brake lever (and secure it with an elastic band) to hold it in position before carefullly tightening it. It may need doing a couple of times to get it just right. It will also adjust in a vertical rotation. Remember too that the RH block tend to move up as the brake is applied and the LH one moves down, so position them to take account of this |
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Apr 2014
10:11am, 6 Apr 2014
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eL Bee!
oops - wrong way round. LH block moves UP, RH moves down. |
Apr 2014
12:44pm, 6 Apr 2014
2,553 posts
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phôôk
Torque wrenches. Do folk use a torque wrench on their bike, or do they take the 'that feels about right' approach? |
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Apr 2014
1:53pm, 6 Apr 2014
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eL Bee!
Use a torque wrench, especially on important components like stems and cranks. Failure from over or under tightening could be inconvenient on a stone wall lined descent at 50+ mph!
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Apr 2014
3:35pm, 6 Apr 2014
14,822 posts
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Red Squirrel
El Bee! I hope you haven't experienced that. Was the outcome OK?
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Apr 2014
3:39pm, 6 Apr 2014
22,291 posts
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idio
Never personally bothered with a torque wrench.
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Apr 2014
4:42pm, 6 Apr 2014
19,375 posts
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eL Bee!
RS - I haven't, but some of the stories from the local bike shop make for scary listening. A lot of the modern materials need treating with care! |
Apr 2014
4:55pm, 6 Apr 2014
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JohnnyO
Always on a carbon part. Usually on others. It's interesting to find out how much over tightening you normally do when you first use one! |
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Apr 2014
4:55pm, 6 Apr 2014
14,828 posts
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Red Squirrel
Phew for you. I think I might take my road bike in to the LBS for a quick once-over ... |
Apr 2014
7:10pm, 6 Apr 2014
18,107 posts
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Stepford Wife
Depends whether I'm at work or not when doing my bike.... Don't have a torque wrench at home. Yet 
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