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- 3. Loosen the anchor bolt (the
- bolt with a hole drilled sideways
- through it in which the cable is
- fastened), pull the cable tight
- while squeezing the brake pads
- together, and re-tighten the bolt.
- Sometimes an assistant is helpful
- for this step. The tightness of
- this bolt is critical. The first
- mistake most beginning bike
- mechanics make is to break an
- anchor bolt. Yet, if you don't
- tighten it enough, when the brake
- is applied hard in an emergency
- stop, the cable will slip through
- the bolt, causing an accident. You
- must test the bolt by pulling hard
- on the brake hand lever to be sure
- the cable does not slip.
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- 4. You can fine adjust the brake
- tension by unscrewing the adjust-
- ing barrel a little bit. This
- effectively shortens the cable.
-
- 5. Center the brake. If it is too
- close to one side of the rim:
-
- IF IT IS A SIDEPULL BRAKE:
- Try loosening the mounting nut
- (that holds the brake caliper onto
- the bike), holding the brake
- caliper centered, then retight-
- ening the nut.
- If the caliper stubbornly
- returns to the same position,
- leave the nut tight, then gently
- bang on the spring with a punch or
- dull screwdriver and hammer. The
- impact will cause the position of
- the caliper to shift.
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