16 HOW THE QUICK RELEASE FUNCTIONS
Maintenance & Repair
QUICK RELEASE
CYCLEKIDS LIFE MANUAL
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SOME BICYCLES HAVE WHEEL AXLES THAT
INCORPORATE QUICK RELEASE (QR)
MECHANISMS. THIS ALLOWS EASY WHEEL
REMOVAL WITHOUT THE NEED FOR TOOLS.
THE MECHANISM USES A LONG BOLD
(CALLED A SKEWER) WITH AN ADJUSTING
NUT ON ONE END, AND A LEVER OPERATING
CAM-ACTION TENSIONER ON THE OTHER.
Adjusting
Nut
Quick
Release
Cam Lever
Quick Release
Axle(skewer)
Hub
Axle
CLOSED POSITION
OPEN POSITION
Hub
Spring
With the quick release lever in the open
position, insert the front wheel into the open
ends of the fork.
Turn the adjusting nut so that the locking
lever is moved to the closed position with a
firm action. At the halfway closed position of
the quick release lever, you should start to
feel some resistance to this motion.
Do not tighten the quick release by using the
quick release lever like a wing nut. If the
quick release lever is moved to the closed
position with little or no resistance, clamping
strength is insufficient.
Move the quick release lever to the open
position, tighten the quick release adjusting
nut, and return the quick release lever to the
closed position.
To set, turn the lever to the open position so
that the curved part faces away from the
bicycle.
While holding the lever in one hand, tighten
the Adjusting Nut until it stops.
Pivot the lever towards the closed position.
When the lever is halfway closed, there must
be firm resistance to turn it beyond that
point. If resistance is not firm, open the lever
and tighten the Adjusting Nut in a clockwise
direction.
IF YOU ARE USING A UNIT EQUIPPED
WITH A QUICK RELEASE, ALWAYS
MAKE SURE THE QUICK RELEASE
LEVER IS SECURELY CLOSED IN A
LOCKED POSITION. ALSO BE CERTAIN
YOUR QUICK RELEASE LEVER IS ON
THE SIDE OPPOSITE TO THE DISC
BRAKE IN YOUR UNIT.
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