Giant - V8.0 Manual page 20

b. Installing a Quick Release Front Wheel
CAUTION: If your bike is equipped with disk brakes, be careful not to damage the disk,
caliper or brake pads when re-inserting the disk into the caliper. Never activate a disk brake's
control lever unless the disk 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. 7). 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.6 & 7). 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. 5).
(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. 5 & 6). 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.
(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 counterclockwise one-quarter turn and try tightening the
lever again.
(6) Re-engage the brake quick-release mechanism to restore correct brake pad-to-rim clearance; spin the
wheel to make sure that it is centered in the frame and clears the brake pads; 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
(3) Pull the derailleur body back with your right hand.
(4) Move the quick-release lever to the OPEN position (fig. 7).
(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.
pads (see Section 4.C, figs. 12 through 13).
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