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14-04.-2004, 02:19 AM
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Brake cables keep falling out
Of the levers that is.I've tried greasing and replacing both the
cables and the housing with no luck.Does anyone know what causes this and how to fix it? |
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14-04.-2004, 02:42 AM
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Re: Brake cables keep falling out
mister@xmail.net wrote:
> Of the levers that is.I've tried greasing and replacing both the > cables and the housing with no luck.Does anyone know what causes this > and how to fix it? Can you describe the problem in more detail? Are the return springs on your brakes engaged? What kind of brakes do you have? p.s. it's much nicer to read posts if they include all of the question in the message body, rather than having part of it in the subject header. It's not a waste of bandwidth to repeat those five words in the body. -- Benjamin Lewis A small, but vocal, contingent even argues that tin is superior, but they are held by most to be the lunatic fringe of Foil Deflector Beanie science. |
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15-04.-2004, 03:42 AM
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Re: Brake cables keep falling out
Benjamin Lewis <bclewis@cs.sfu.ca> wrote in message news:<yy7owu4j3hcc.fsf@css.css.sfu.ca>...
> mister@xmail.net wrote: > > > Of the levers that is.I've tried greasing and replacing both the > > cables and the housing with no luck.Does anyone know what causes this > > and how to fix it? > > Can you describe the problem in more detail? > > Are the return springs on your brakes engaged? > > What kind of brakes do you have? Sorry about the posting style I use broadband. The brake springs are engaged they are low end Shimano brakes.All I can say is the cables some how get disengaged from the slot in the lever.I have just shortened the housing,hope it helps.Thanks for taking the time to reply. |
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15-04.-2004, 04:11 AM
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Re: Brake cables keep falling out
mister@xmail.net wrote:
> Benjamin Lewis <bclewis@cs.sfu.ca> wrote in message > news:<yy7owu4j3hcc.fsf@css.css.sfu.ca>... >> mister@xmail.net wrote: >> >>> Of the levers that is.I've tried greasing and replacing both the >>> cables and the housing with no luck.Does anyone know what causes this >>> and how to fix it? >> >> Can you describe the problem in more detail? >> >> Are the return springs on your brakes engaged? >> >> What kind of brakes do you have? > Sorry about the posting style I use broadband. > The brake springs are engaged they are low end Shimano brakes.All I > can say is the cables some how get disengaged from the slot in the > lever.I have just shortened the housing,hope it helps.Thanks for > taking the time to reply. All I can imagine happening at the moment is that when you are releasing the brake levers, the cable is not being pulled back by the brakes, either due to insufficient force from the brake springs, or too much friction somewhere in the cable routing. -- Benjamin Lewis A small, but vocal, contingent even argues that tin is superior, but they are held by most to be the lunatic fringe of Foil Deflector Beanie science. |
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