Cannondale ATV Owner's Manual page 109

wheel when attempting to detect play. You should
detect no play in the disc. If you detect any play, you
must tighten the rear brake disc carrier preload nut.
This photo shows how to detect play in the rear brake disc.
There should be no play found. If play is found, the brake
disc carrier preload nut must be tightened.
3. To tighten the nut, place the vehicle on firm level ground
and block/chock the wheels so that vehicle is prevented
from rolling.
4. Remove the protective boot covering the rear brake
disc carrier preload nut and slide it back. It helps to use
a thin-blade screwdriver to carefully pry the boot edge
away from the nut. Also, rotate the boot as you remove
it.
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1. Protective boot
2. Preload nut
5. Loosen and back out the allen bolts. It is not necessary
to remove them. Using a tool with a shaft diameter
closely matching the diameter of the holes in the
preload nut, carefully hand tighten the preload nut by
rotating the tool handle in the direction indicated (see
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