Originally Posted by
JoJee
Thanks for the reply. Here is a pic of the brake I took earlier. Not sure if it is cantilever or not. The brakes worked fine before I messed with it though I didn't use any tools at all so I was hoping to fix the brake without tools.
Yup, that's a cantilever. Sorry to say, but those are amongst the hardest brakes to adjust correctly. From the picture, it looks like you need a little more slack in the straddle cable and less in the main brake cable. When you pull on the brake lever, both brake pads should be moving the same distance to get to the rim braking surface. Oh, and the pads should strike the rim surface pretty much squarely. Don't worry about "toe-in" unless they are squealing. That's about it. Just make small changes and see what happens. Cantis require a lot of patience to get them right. I know people who say they are easy, but they never have been for me.