Eureka

Sorry if this has been covered before, but I have no time to search.

Just changed my first flat on my brand new bike. All fine until I re-seat the wheel and tighten it up. It seems that when I close the quick release lever i am torquing the wheel just enough so one of my pads touches the rotor. I am brand new to hydraulic disk brakes and don't see how I can adjust the distance at all. Am I missing something?

By the way, the margin of error for tightening the quick release is awfully small. I am used to laving the lever point to the rear so I always know I am locked. This seems to only allow for a vertical position so as not to interfere with the fork.

Any help is appreciated.

kenfused

Me too!
I have a slight rub of the brake on the rotor with wheel spinning (one one part of the revolution) and was wondering how to adjust this

scrublover

You may have inadvertantly touched the lever a bit when the wheel is out - that would move the pads in a bit. Take the wheel out/off again, then use a screwdriver or something between the brake pads to spread them apart. Use one not slathered in grease or oil. Reinstall your wheel. After pulling the lever a few times, the pads ought to be in better position.

Vertical is fine for your front QR.

WrenchDevil6

Juicy Technical Manual

Eureka

Thanks for the help. Opening with the clean screwdriver worked. Plus I had to tweak the wheel seating and the quick release just a tad. Who Knew? Just a little different from v-brakes, no?

scrublover

yep. they aren't any harder to take care of than v-brakes. just different.