Tektro V-Brake not springing back

symo
symo Posts: 1,743
edited December 2011 in The workshop
My rear v-brake not springing back, thus rubbing on frame. Can anyone on the forum offer advice before i attack with Allen keys?
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  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    symo wrote:
    My rear v-brake not springing back, thus rubbing on frame. Can anyone on the forum offer advice before i attack with Allen keys?

    Unclamp the cable first and establish whether the fault lies in the cable routing or the brake itself. If it's in the brake then chances are the pivots need cleaning and re-greasing. Take care not to contaminate your pads.
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  • symo
    symo Posts: 1,743
    Tak!
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  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    Tak?

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  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    He says thank you Nordically :D

    (other Scandic lingos may also match)
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  • symo
    symo Posts: 1,743
    Yeah, I work over here in DK way too much.
    Its always grey and miserable.
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    we are the proud, the few, Descendents.

    Panama - finally putting a nail in the economic theory of the trickle down effect.

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