How to install a inline brake lever on GMC Denali?
10-13-12, 12:39 PM
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How to install a inline brake lever on GMC Denali?
I have a GMC Denali and have been using it for years. I went to parktools and it showed how to install one.
https://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/brake-levers
It showed how to take the brake cables off the brake lever on the drop down handlebar and to do so, there is a allen bolt. Well I try finding that bolt on the GMC denali but I see no bolt, so I can't seem to find a way to take the brake cable apart. If I manage to, I wouldn't know how to put it back since there is barly any opening to take it apart or back.
I want to install an inline brake lever so does anyone have any suggestions? on how to do this or have done this?
https://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/brake-levers
It showed how to take the brake cables off the brake lever on the drop down handlebar and to do so, there is a allen bolt. Well I try finding that bolt on the GMC denali but I see no bolt, so I can't seem to find a way to take the brake cable apart. If I manage to, I wouldn't know how to put it back since there is barly any opening to take it apart or back.
I want to install an inline brake lever so does anyone have any suggestions? on how to do this or have done this?
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Don't start t threads with the same basic question. It's splits the responses, and you'll lose continuity.
If you look at post #3 of your other thread you'll find my answer which is basically that you're going about bass ackward.
The wire has a head which pockets in the lever, and it's slid through the lever up to the head, and from there on to the brake.This is very fundamental, and I hope that if you clear this first hurdle you'll be OK with the rest. But I'm also concerned with your lack of the basics, and suggest you search for tutorials "how to replace a brake cable" and review a few until you're comfortable before starting the slightly more ambitious job of adding the inline levers.
If you look at post #3 of your other thread you'll find my answer which is basically that you're going about bass ackward.
The wire has a head which pockets in the lever, and it's slid through the lever up to the head, and from there on to the brake.This is very fundamental, and I hope that if you clear this first hurdle you'll be OK with the rest. But I'm also concerned with your lack of the basics, and suggest you search for tutorials "how to replace a brake cable" and review a few until you're comfortable before starting the slightly more ambitious job of adding the inline levers.
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Thanks FB...I hate it when people fork threads...
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Disclaimer:
1. I do not claim to be an expert in bicycle mechanics despite my experience.
2. I like anyone will comment in other areas.
3. I do not own the preexisting concepts of DISH and ERD.
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Kahane, Howard. Logic and Contemporary Rhetoric: The Use of Reason in Everyday Life
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