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Chapter Five
BRAKES
V-BRAKES
NOTE
When working on the brake calipers and pads,
the terms "left" and "right" refer to the techni-
cian’s point of view when standing in front of
the E-Bike
®
and looking at the front brake
caliper or when standing behind the E-Bike
®
and looking at the rear brake caliper.
BRAKE CABLE REPLACEMENT
Removal
1. Squeeze the caliper arms together, and dis-
connect the cable guide from the bracket on
the left caliper arm (A, Figure 1).
2. Loosen the caliper pinch bolt (B, Figure 1),
and free the brake-cable inner wire from the
pinch mechanism.
3. Loosen the adjuster locknut at the brake
lever.
4. Turn the adjusting barrel and the adjuster
locknut until their slots align with the slot in the
brake lever body.
5. Pull the cable housing from the adjusting
barrel, and slide the inner cable through the
slots in the brake lever, adjusting barrel, and
adjuster locknut (Figure 2).
6. Pull the brake lever toward the handlebar,
and disconnect the inner-cable end (Figure 3)
from the cable anchor on the lever.
NOTE
If the cable housing is not damaged, the rear-
brake inner wire can be removed and
replaced without removing the cable housing
or the left side cover.
FIG. 1
FIG. 2
B
A
FIG. 3