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wheel while not pressing the brake lever. The pads should touch the discs as little as
possible.
The brake cables should be checked once per month to ensure that they are not twisted
or rusted, no broken threads or ends, and check their casing for cuts or wear. Change any
defective piece.
AJUSTMENT
• How to adjust the separation between the pads and disc:
Turn the pad’s adjustment screw. To increase the separation, turn it counter-clockwise
and to reduce the distance, turn it clockwise.
• How to align the brake to the disc:
Loosen the brake mount bolts. Squeeze the lever completely and gradually tighten the
bolts as it is indicated in the inspection section above.
• How to remove the brake pads
Remove the Wheel. With the fingers or a thin-nosed pliers, grab hold of the brake pad tab
and pull..
• How to remove the wheel:
With disc brakes, the braking system shall not to be removed. Carefully slide out the disc
from the brake. When the wheel is to be fitted, carefully the disc must be guided between
the pads. If the disc is pushed to the edge hard against the pads, they could be fractured
or damaged . as a result they would have to be replaced.
Important: The left brake lever corresponds to the front wheel and the
right brake lever to the rear wheel.
9.7 TRANSMISSION
The transmission must work properly. It has to be clean and lubricated, not to make noise
and the gear mechanism must work smooth and exact.. All the links of the chain must
pivot well and without noise. So, any link of the chain can be deformed.
A correct transmission is crucial for a right working.
Transmission set and adjustment.
The E-Bike 48 transmission set carries power from the rear wheel by means of: Pedals,
chain ring & cranks, chain and freewheel
This section explains how to inspect, adjust and lubricate the transmission set.
Pedals
Inspect the pedals every three months. Check to make sure the pedal reflectors to be
clean and correctly positioned. Make sure the pedals to be well fixed to the cranks.
To check the pedals to work correctly, move the pedals up and down and left to right. If
they are either too soft or rigid, take the E-48 to an authorized dealer to have them
adjusted, lubricated or replaced.
Cranks set and chain
Inspect the crack set every three months, check to ensure the bolts joining them to be
tight.
Check the chain every three months for wear. Each complete link of the chain measures
25.4 mm. If twelve links in the chain measure more than 30.8cm, the chain should be
