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08-31-03, 11:01 AM
How much play should the rear brakes have? I can sort of move the pads right and left and I know this is not normal in my Shimano equipped bikes.
I took a 15mm spanner and a 5mm hex and did notice the hex bolt was loose, that goes through the brake arch on the seatstays but it hasn't completely tightened the brake and the hex bolt is pretty tight. Is there anything on the brake side that I should try to tighten. My Record front brake is locked and stiff as it should be so I thought it odd that the back one floats so much.
BTW, stupid question, is there a cable tension release on Campy??? My Ultegra brakes on a different bike have a little dial that you can rotate to loosen the cable tension so you can get the tire out (when not flat) but I don't see anything like that on my Campy stuff. Just what looks like your usual pad clearence dial for when the pads wear...
Jay
I took a 15mm spanner and a 5mm hex and did notice the hex bolt was loose, that goes through the brake arch on the seatstays but it hasn't completely tightened the brake and the hex bolt is pretty tight. Is there anything on the brake side that I should try to tighten. My Record front brake is locked and stiff as it should be so I thought it odd that the back one floats so much.
BTW, stupid question, is there a cable tension release on Campy??? My Ultegra brakes on a different bike have a little dial that you can rotate to loosen the cable tension so you can get the tire out (when not flat) but I don't see anything like that on my Campy stuff. Just what looks like your usual pad clearence dial for when the pads wear...
Jay