Bicycle Mechanics - Brake QR is stuck/jammed

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Roars

07-24-09, 01:31 AM

The quick release on my front brake is jammed.

This is the style of quick release:
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http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j292/Rory12346/?action=view&current=IMG_0090.jpg

I tried loosening the bolt in the centre of the circle with the tab on it, and also the one that holds that cable. I still couldn't get it to unjam. Any one have any ideas?

demoncyclist

07-24-09, 08:18 AM

Try squeezing the calipers against the rim. Sometimes you have to take the stress off the cable to get the QR to work.

FlatMaster

07-24-09, 04:15 PM

Sometimes, there's a part of the brake QR that hits the brake arm when rotating. Again this would be fixed by manually squeezing the calipers.