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Assembly: Open Front Brake
20. Open Front Brake
At this point you should be
able to open the brake arms.
If you cannot release the
noodle from the noodle
holder, then the brake cable
may need to be loosened
a bit. See the next step for
instructions to add some
slack to the cable.
Fig. 20 Open brake arms.
19. Release V-Brake
While continuing to press
the arms together (A), pull
the elbow-shaped noodle
out and up (B) and then push
the noodle holder down (C).
There is a slot in the end of
the noodle holder for the
brake cable to slip out.
Fig. 19 Pull out noodle from holder.
A
A
B
C
21.Brake Barrel Adjuster
To add some more brake
cable slack, you can turn the
barrel adjuster on the brake
lever. The barrel adjuster
is the knurled bolt that the
cable housing goes through
as it enters the brake lever.
Turn this adjuster clockwise
to loosen the cable. Note:
Some models may have a
lock nut on the adjuster,
which will need to be loosened first. (Your own bike will not have
the stem installed at this point as shown in the illustration.)
Fig. 21 V-brake barrel adjuster.
To Add
Cable Slack
