C: Quick-Release Front Wheel - Schwinn Hybrid Owner's Manual

3 Assembly

6.C: Quick-release Front Wheel

WARNING!
!
All quick-release levers should be inspected before every ride to
be sure they are fully closed and secure. Failure to properly
close a quick-release lever can cause loss of control of the
bicycle resulting in injury or death.
Make sure the wheel is properly seated and the quick-release
lever is properly closed.
Note: Tire tread patterns have a direction, compare your front tire
and rear tire of the bicycle so that both tread patterns face the
same direction.
Parts: Front wheel, main frame assembly
Hardware: Skewer
Tools: 15 mm open and box end wrench, Adjustable Pliers
❶ Locate the skewer from the small parts carton of your bicycle.
Figure 3.12
❷ Unscrew the adjustment nut from the skewer, remove outer
spring and slide the skewer through the front wheel axle so the
quick-release lever is on the same side of the chain.
❸ Slide the outer spring over the end of the skewer. Note: The
smaller end of the spring should be in towards the wheel.
❹ Begin to thread the adjustment nut back onto the skewer, but
do not tighten too far. Allow enough play so you can place the
axle into the fork drop out.
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❺ Slide the wheel into the fork dropout slots. Insert the disc
rotor into the center of the disc brake at the same time you
are inserting the wheel axle into the fork drop out. Figure 3.13
Important! Be sure the wheel is as centered as possible
between the fork legs.
Outer
spring
❸
❷
Adjustment
nut
Front fork
Skewer Inner Quick-release
spring lever
❶
Disc rotor
❺
Caliper body
Figure 3.13
Figure 3.12