brooks tension bolt. Which way?

You need to catch the non-threaded part with a pliers to stop it
turning. I can't remember which direction tightens, but it will become
obvious almost immediately when you turn in one direction or the other.

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I can't tell by examining the mechanism which way will increase the
tension on my team pro saddle. There is a bolt, a sleev and a nut
which all seem to turn together and I can't identify whether the bolt
should be pushing or pulling. Looking back from te front of the
saddle, which way should I turn the nut to tighten the saddle?

First, I advise you to get the proper Brooks spanner. Second, you may
need to hold the thread with something (I use knipex pliers). You
turn the nut clockwise looking from the front of the saddle in order
to increase tension. I recommend a couple of drops of 3in1 on the nut
and thread the night before.

Guy
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you know? (') said:

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I can't tell by examining the mechanism which way will increase the
tension on my team pro saddle. There is a bolt, a sleev and a nut
which all seem to turn together and I can't identify whether the bolt
should be pushing or pulling. Looking back from te front of the
saddle, which way should I turn the nut to tighten the saddle?

First, I advise you to get the proper Brooks spanner. Second, you may
need to hold the thread with something (I use knipex pliers). You
turn the nut clockwise looking from the front of the saddle in order
to increase tension. I recommend a couple of drops of 3in1 on the nut
and thread the night before.

And do not overdo it. Many a Brooks saddle has been ruined by too much
'saddle softening' gunk and too much welly on the bolt.

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Simon Brooke said:

And do not overdo it. Many a Brooks saddle has been ruined by too much
'saddle softening' gunk and too much welly on the bolt.

True. Use only Proofide, and tension by not more than half a turn at
a time.

I have lost my bookmark for the man from Brooks and his sage advice.
Maybe someone else can remember it?

Guy
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Just zis Guy said:

On Fri, 01 Jul 2005 10:44:57 +0100, Simon Brooke
<[email hidden]> wrote:
I have lost my bookmark for the man from Brooks and his sage advice.
Maybe someone else can remember it?

The Brooks website has been replaced by a flash presentation, which,
when you have worked out how they expect you to navigate through it
contains a link to a PDF of the leaflet that comes with the saddle. It
contains a couple of paragraphs of some limited information in many
languages with the balance of the 2.1Mb made up in background graphics
and logos.

Thanks for the tips peeps, Ithink I can work it out from here. I had
assumed that since they go to the effort of producing a custom tool
that they might have designed the saddles so that it can do the job
without the need for pliers as well (or that their instructions might
mention this). Oh well.

best wishes
james

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Thanks for the tips peeps, Ithink I can work it out from here. I had
assumed that since they go to the effort of producing a custom tool
that they might have designed the saddles so that it can do the job
without the need for pliers as well (or that their instructions might
mention this). Oh well.

Much of the time it does. But my old one (as in 1988 vintage, IIRC)
the bolt slips round. It does have a location, but it's not very
strong and if the nut binds it may well come loose - hence the advice
to apply some penetrating oil first.

Guy
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