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Wheels
Securely clamping the wheel with a cam
action retention device takes consid-
erable force. If you can fully close the
cam lever without wrapping your fingers
around the fork blade for leverage, the
lever does not leave a clear imprint in the
palm of your hand, and the serrations on
the wheel fastener do not emboss the
surfaces of the dropouts, the tension is
insufficient. Open the lever; turn the ten
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sion adjusting nut clockwise a quarter
turn; then try again. See also the first
WARNING in this Section on page 25.
6.
If you disengaged the brake quick-re
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lease mechanism before removing the
wheel, as described above, re-engage it to
restore correct brake pad-to-rim clearance.
7.
Spin the wheel to make sure that it
is centered in the frame and clears the
brake pads; then squeeze the brake lever
and make sure that the brakes are oper-
ating correctly.
Removing a disc brake or rim brake
rear wheel
1.
If you have a multi-speed bike with a
derailleur gear system: shift the rear derail-
leur to high gear (the smallest, outermost
rear sprocket).
If you have an internal gear rear hub, con
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sult your dealer or the hub manufacturer’s
instructions before attempting to remove
the rear wheel.
If you have a single-speed bike with rim
or disc brake, go to step (4) below.
2.
If your bike has rim brakes, disengage
the brake’s quick-release mechanism to
increase the clearance between the wheel
rim and the brake pads (see “Brakes” on
page 30, fig. 4-5 through fig. 4-9 ).
3.
On a derailleur gear system, pull the
derailleur body back with your right hand.
4.
With a cam action mechanism, move
the quick-release lever to the OPEN posi
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tion (fig. 4-2 ). With a through-bolt or bolt
on mechanism, loosen the fastener(s) with
an appropriate wrench, lock lever or inte
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gral lever; then push the wheel forward
far enough to be able to remove the chain
from the rear sprocket.
5.
Lift the rear wheel off the ground a few
inches and remove it from the rear dropouts.
Installing a disc brake or rim brake
Rear Wheel
If your bike is equipped with a rear disc
brake, be careful not to damage the rotor,
caliper or brake pads when re-inserting
the rotor into the caliper. Never activate
a disc brake’s control lever unless the
rotor is correctly inserted in the caliper.
1.
With a cam action system, move the
cam lever to the OPEN position (see fig.
4-1 & fig. 4-2 ). The lever should be on the
side of the wheel opposite the derailleur
and freewheel sprockets.
2.
On a derailleur bike, make sure that the
rear derailleur is still in its outermost, high
gear, position; then pull the derailleur body
back with your right hand. Put the chain
on top of the smallest freewheel sprocket.
3.
On single-speed, remove the chain
from the front sprocket, so that you have
plenty of slack in the chain. Put the chain
on the rear wheel sprocket.
