One of my neighbors, knowing I work on my own bikes, brought his bike over to my house and asked if I could correct a brake rubbing problem; the right-side shoe is way too close to the rim and rubs most of the time.
I've never dealt with linear-pull brakes so maybe I'm missing something, but there doesn't appear to be any obvious way to center these brakes. There's no adjustment screw on either arm and there's only one hole for the bottom end of the return springs to nestle into, so it looks like physically bending one of the springs is all I'm left with.
One of my neighbors, knowing I work on my own bikes, brought his bike over to my house and asked if I could correct a brake rubbing problem; the right-side shoe is way too close to the rim and rubs most of the time.
I've never dealt with linear-pull brakes so maybe I'm missing something, but there doesn't appear to be any obvious way to center these brakes. There's no adjustment screw on either arm and there's only one hole for the bottom end of the return springs to nestle into, so it looks like physically bending one of the springs is all I'm left with.
Is this correct??
Ensure the wheel is centered and then just move the bridge. Lube/tighten the mounting bolt so it stays centered.
If it was way off center, check the pad heights. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971
One of my neighbors, knowing I work on my own bikes, brought his bike over to my house and asked if I could correct a brake rubbing problem; the right-side shoe is way too close to the rim and rubs most of the time.
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I've never dealt with linear-pull brakes so maybe I'm missing something, but there doesn't appear to be any obvious way to center these brakes. There's no adjustment screw on either arm and there's only one hole for the bottom end of the return springs to nestle into, so it looks like physically bending one of the springs is all I'm left with.
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Is this correct??
Ensure the wheel is centered and then just move the bridge. Lube/tighten the mounting bolt so it stays centered.
If it was way off center, check the pad heights. -- Andrew Muziwww.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971
Thanks for the answer, but I'm afraid I'm don't know what "the bridge" is. These seem to be pretty dead-simple cantilevers: an arm on each boss, the standard linear-pull cable setup, and that's it. What's "the bridge?"
One of my neighbors, knowing I work on my own bikes, brought his bike over to my house and asked if I could correct a brake rubbing problem; the right-side shoe is way too close to the rim and rubs most of the time. I've never dealt with linear-pull brakes so maybe I'm missing something, but there doesn't appear to be any obvious way to center these brakes. There's no adjustment screw on either arm and there's only one hole for the bottom end of the return springs to nestle into, so it looks like physically bending one of the springs is all I'm left with. Is this correct??
These seem to be pretty dead-simple cantilevers: an arm on each
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boss, the standard linear-pull cable setup, and that's it.
whoops. I deleted my earlier comments about a dual-pivot not a linear brake. Linear brakes with no adjuster, yes you are right bend one spring. Sorry.
-- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971
