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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: davevilla on November 07, 2008, 07:20 PM
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Evening all
Been doing some work on one of my bikes today, changing a normal front brake set up to a potts mod with using a fs880 front brake caliper. Haven't actually done this before - I ususally stick to a normal brake setup.
I have used a rear brake cable due to needing extra length ( ;)) and this is my snag. I can't get any tension in the brake caliper, I've cut the brake cable sleeve down a bit and whilst the brake pulls, it merely grazes the wheel rim as opposed to stopping it. Do I need to lose more cable sleeve to get more cable to create more tension?
Here's a piccie to give you an idea of what I'm on about (I'm changing the tyres BTW)...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj95/davevilla/P1010953.jpg)
Many thanks
:)
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has the cable got a kink or caught . or is the caliper center nut been over tightened.
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Could be both? I'll check tomorrow, thanks very much for the trouble shooting tips :daumenhoch: