Weird Tektro Brake Lever Problem
Heckler1974
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Tektro drop bar brake levers (I think they're RL520) on a brand new Specialized Langster, brake pads are adjusted correctly on the back, brake performance is alright, but oddlly the lever returns too far.
It pivots where it should but when it returns the top actually sinks into the hood. The front lever is fine and seems to stop in the right place. A diagram I found on the t'interweb confirms that as expected theres chuff all to them, I'm just unsure if it is a problem or not, is it symptomatic of a issue developing or should I just accept they are cheap crappy levers and just move on. Is there anything adjustable in these things?
It pivots where it should but when it returns the top actually sinks into the hood. The front lever is fine and seems to stop in the right place. A diagram I found on the t'interweb confirms that as expected theres chuff all to them, I'm just unsure if it is a problem or not, is it symptomatic of a issue developing or should I just accept they are cheap crappy levers and just move on. Is there anything adjustable in these things?
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I think they've got a qr like campagnolo levers.
There is a ~3mm alloy bar through the lever check it is pushed to the stem side of the lever0 -
If it helps at all; the Tektro levers on my Bowery do not do this. So there may be a fault with yours.Ben
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From the diagram there appears to be a 'housing stop' that holds the nobble on the end of the brake cable at the lever end, I wonder if that has bent or broken causing the cable to withdraw too far? I'll have a look when I get home. If so the levers are made of cardboard, or I have a grip of steel. :?0
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ride_whenever wrote:I think they've got a qr like campagnolo levers.
There is a ~3mm alloy bar through the lever check it is pushed to the stem side of the lever
Good call, that's exactly what the problem was. So the little metal bar thingy is a quick release? 0 -
Yeah, so they can be used with calipers that don't have a shimano style qr and you can run brakes really close to the rim. Handy little feature.0
