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4 If your front fork has a clip-on type secondary
retention device, disengage it and go to step
(5). If your front fork has an integral secondary
retention device, loosen the tension-adjusting
nut enough to allow removal of the wheel; then
go to the next step.
5 Raise the front wheel a few inches off the
ground and tap the top of the wheel with the
palm of your hand to release the wheel from
the front fork.
b. Installing A Quick Release
Front Wheel
CAUTION: If your bike is equipped
with disc brakes, be careful not to
damage the disc, caliper or brake pads when
re-inserting the disc into the caliper. Never
activate a disc brake's control lever unless
the disc is correctly inserted in the caliper.
See also Section 4.C.
1 Move the quick-release lever so that it curves
away from the wheel (fig. 10b). This is the
OPEN position.
2 With the steering fork facing forward, insert the
wheel between the fork blades so that the axle
seats firmly at the top of the slots, which are at
the tips of the fork blades – the fork dropouts.
The quick-release lever should be on the left
side of the bicycle (fig.10a & b). If your bike
has a clip-on type secondary retention device,
engage it.
3 Holding the quick-release lever in the OPEN
position with your right hand, tighten the
tension adjusting nut with your left hand until it
is finger tight against the fork dropout (fig. 8).
4 While pushing the wheel firmly to the top of
the slots in the fork dropouts, and at the same
time centering the wheel rim in the fork, move
the quick-release lever upwards and swing it
into the CLOSED position (fig. 8 & 10a). The
lever should now be parallel to the fork blade
and curved toward the wheel. To apply enough
clamping force, you should have to wrap your
fingers around the fork blade for leverage, and
the lever should leave a clear imprint in the
palm of your hand.
WARNING: Securely clamping the
wheel takes considerable force. If you
can fully close the quick release without
wrapping your fingers around the fork blade
for leverage, and the lever does not leave a
clear imprint in the palm of your hand, the
tension is insufficient. Open the lever; turn
the tension-adjusting nut clockwise a quarter
turn; then try again.
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5 If the lever cannot be pushed all the way to a
position parallel to the fork blade, return the
lever to the OPEN position. Then turn the
tension adjusting nut anticlockwise one-quarter
turn and try tightening the lever again.
6 Re-engage the brake quick-release
mechanism to restore correct brake block-to-
rim clearance; spin the wheel to make sure
that it is centered in the frame and clears the
brake blocks; then squeeze the brake lever
and make sure that the brakes are operating
correctly.
c. Removing A Quick Release
Rear Wheel
1 Shift the rear derailleur to high gear (the
smallest, outermost rear sprocket).
2 If your bike has rim brakes, disengage the
brake's quick-release mechanism to increase
the clearance between the wheel rim and the
brake blocks (see Section 4.C, figs. 14 through
to 18).
3 Pull the derailleur body back with your
right hand.
4 Move the quick-release lever to the OPEN
position (fig. 10b).
5 Lift the rear wheel off the ground a few inches
and, with the derailleur still pulled back, push
the wheel forward and down until it comes out
of the rear dropouts.
Wheel in dropouts
Fig. 11
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