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d. Installing A Quick Release
Rear Wheel
NOTE: 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.
1 Make sure that the rear derailleur is still in its
outermost, high gear, position
2 Pull the derailleur body back with your
right hand.
3 Move the quick-release lever to the OPEN
position (see fig. 8). The lever should be on
the side of the wheel opposite the derailleur
and freewheel sprockets.
4 Put the chain on top of the smallest freewheel
sprocket. Then, insert the wheel up and back
into the frame dropouts and pull it all the way
in to the dropouts.
5 Tighten the quick-release adjusting nut until it
is finger tight against the frame dropout; then
swing the lever toward the front of the bike
until it is parallel to the frame's chain stay or
seat stay and is curved toward the wheel (fig.
10a & fig. 11). To apply enough clamping
force, you should have to wrap your fingers
around a frame tube for leverage, and the
lever should leave a clear imprint in the palm
of your hand.
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WARNING: Securely clamping the
wheel takes considerable force. If you
can fully close the quick release without
wrapping your fingers around the seat stay or
chain stay 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.
The rear wheel must be secured to the
bicycle frame with sufficient force so that it
cannot be pulled forward by the chain, even
under the greatest pedaling force. If the
wheel moves under pedaling force, the tyre
can touch the frame, which can cause you to
loose control and fall.
6 If the lever cannot be pushed all the way to a
position parallel to the chain stay or seat stay
tube, return the lever to the OPEN position.
Then turn the adjusting nut anticlockwise one-
quarter turn and try tightening again.
7 Push the rear derailleur back into position.
8 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.
Ask your local 13 dealer
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