Attach The Front Wheel - Schwinn HYBRID BICYCLE Owner's Manual

ATTACH THE FRONT WHEEL

There are two types of front wheel assemblies; nutted and
quick-release. Note: Quick-release wheels may be on both the
front and rear wheels or just one. Also, some tire tread patterns
have a direction, so compare your front tire and rear tire of the
bicycle so that both tread patterns face the same way.
Nutted Front Wheel
❶ Position the front wheel between the front fork legs with
the axle resting inside the fork drop outs. Note: If the front
wheel has a disc brake insert the disc rotor into the slot on
the caliper body as you insert the wheel axle into the fork
drop out. Important! Be sure the wheel is as centered as
possible between the fork legs. Figure 3.10
❷ Place the axle washers on the axle and slide it up against the
fork drop out. Figure 3.11
❸ Attach the two axle nuts on the axle. Tighten one nut part
way, then tighten the other nut. Repeat until both sides are
tightened securely. Be sure that the wheel is centered
between the fork legs.
❹ If the wheel is off center, loosen the axle nut on the side that
has a smaller gap between tire and fork leg and use your
hand to push the wheel to a centered position; hold the
wheel with one hand and tighten the axle nut and check
again. Repeat if needed to be sure the wheel is centered
and securely tightened.
caliper body
3
2
Axle
Assembly 3
Disc rotor
Nut
Disc brake
Figure 3.11
Fork
1
dropout
Axle
washer
2
3
Axle nut
Figure 3.10
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