User Manual

16
installatiOn
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InStallatIon
fit the Brake
General
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The following assembly steps always refer to the front wheel brake, but
they are identical for the rear wheel brake unless otherwise specified.
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Make sure that the dimensions of the handlebar (clamping diameter of
brake lever), cantilever sockets and wheels (brake track areas) fit your
brake –see teChniCal speCifiCatiOns, page 13.
Danger of accident due to restricted or blocked steering movement
because brake hose is too short or too long.
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Make sure that there is full steering movement in both directions.
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Keep the length of the brake hose as short as possible and as long as
necessary.
Oil loss.
The brake hose may have to be disconnected from the brake cylinder for
the following steps.
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Do not actuate the brake lever if the brake hose is disconnected.
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Handle the open brake hose carefully – do not shake it, knock it or hit it.
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Have clean, absorbent and lint-free cloths ready – wipe any leaking oil
away immediately.
Unusable brake hose – because it is too short.
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Before shortening the brake hose make sure that the handlebar and
stem are in their final position and do not need to be raised, extended
or adjusted in any way.
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If required, allow a little longer at first – you can always shorten it a bit
more but you can't extend it!
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A thin wire may be helpful for inserting the brake hose through the
bicycle frame.
Run it in the opposite direction through the outlet to the inlet of the
frame and fix it to the end of the brake hose with adhesive tape. Do not
insert the wire into the brake hose – you will lose oil!
Carefully pulling with the wire and pushing the brake hose at the same
time will make it easier to find the outlet.
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Before installing your brake decide which brake lever (right or left) you
want to allocate to your front wheel or rear wheel.
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When installing the brake hose for the rear wheel brake use the practi-
cal MAGURA hose holder – available in different models.
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Installation and setting of the brake cylinders can be made significantly
easier if the corresponding wheel is mounted in the frame or fork –
preferably without a tire fitted.
Installing brake lever
Important –see
General, page 16!
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Push the brake lever onto the handlebar.
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The arrows on the clamp point upwards!
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A1
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First tighten the upper clamping screw
(
1
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, then the lower one
(
2
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with a
tightening torque of max. 4 Nm (35 lbf·in).
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The clamping screw is in contact at the top, there is a gap at the
bottom!
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A2
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The brake lever can be rotated by hand when forced. It is advantageous
if the brake lever can rotate in the event of a fall. This reduces the
danger of irreparable damage to the handlebar.