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problem with Break lever slack (pics)

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  1. Ive been having an ickle problem with my left hand break lever.

    I think there must be a problem with springs or somthing within the lever.

    When you pull the lever to break, the front break wire doesnt get ingaged straightaway.. there is at least 4cm of slack travel before it begins to pull on the wire.

    This is only a problem because it means when cycling on anything other than polished marble, the break lever will rattle around, which is very annoying.

    Here are some pics below to give a clear understanding of the problem.

    Here is how the lever looks when its in its normal postion, You will notice i Have i used the adjustment to try and tightern the lever but its not helped.
    (far right)

    Ive now Pulled the lever.. but the amount of travel you can see is all slack nothing is happening to the actual breakpads or wire. If i increase the tension in the wire anymore the pads will just rub against the wheel continualy.
    (middle)

    And this final picture is just to show you what the lever looks like when fully pulled back.
    (left)

    anyone had this problem before with Sora breaks and Levers?
    any help much appricated.

  2. This may be obvious enough that you can laugh at me for even asking, but is there a kink in the cable somewhere that is causing the cable to not retract completely?

    I'm thinking a kink in the cable where it enters the housing on the brake side might lead to something like this by not allowing the cable to fully retract.

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