Brakes

dannyharris
dannyharris Posts: 217
edited August 2013 in Workshop
How do you tighten brakes?
The issue I have mainly on the front brakes.
The left pad rubs against the wheel all the time.
I can move the whole caliper so it doesn't rub. But this only works for a short time.
How can I tighten it so it does not rub.

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  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,357
    adjust the centering (usually a screw on the caliper)

    if the caliper still rotates, the cable outer may be the wrong length thus causing it to push/pull the calipers off centre
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • weedy1
    weedy1 Posts: 143
    Is the caliper flopping about? It should take some effort to twist it. If it freely rotates, turn the bars ninety degrees to the frame, get an allen key and insert into the hole in the back of the forks. Give it a slight tighten. Dont swing on it ,just a pinch. If you have carbon forks use a torque wrench set to the makers instructions.
  • owenlars
    owenlars Posts: 719
    What type of brakes? V brakes, calipers, dual pivot, single pivot or cantilever?
  • dannyharris
    dannyharris Posts: 217
    Oh my god what type of brakes? Carrera tdf stock brakes. Tried tightening from the rear of the forks. Doesn't seem to do much. Feels tight already.
  • owenlars
    owenlars Posts: 719
    They are callipers and probably Tektro Alloy dual pivot. What Weedy said should fix it. If you struggle here is a link to the manual for the brakes, or at least some brakes which should be very similar. http://www.tektro.com/_english/03_suppo ... 149946.pdf

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