Disc brakes

For some people, the maintenance of the bike as they leave to professionals, they take their bikes in the garage and get a mechanic to do the job. This is usually that they do not know what to do to keep the bike in good condition.

While this is good for some, you can save a lot of money to buy, while the basic tasks yourself.

Take for example a puncture. The average cost to replace a tire can be placed anywhere between 30-60 each plus the cost of the tires. That is, if you take the cycle stands in the garage and get them to remove the wheel, tire replacement and install.

If we contrast a loose wheel on them that the price will drop to about 10-15.

According to the wheel, you can leave your bike scary in the beginning, there are shafts, bearings, spacers, disc brakes, etc to get around, confused. But if you've done it, if you wonder why you ever needed to make the garage.

In this article I will concentrate on the front wheel, because there are differences in the removal of the posterior approach.

Above all you will need:

- A final stand or jack that can lift the front wheel off the ground safely. (Essential)

- (A selection of sockets and allen key importance, size varies by bicycle model, make sure that they, before they are removed)

- A torque wrench

- A box that can be used to save all the parts when you remove (recommended)

- Recommended a rear stand ()

The steps you need to take are:

1. Removes panels, fenders, and all plastics, which can be in style.

There are simple steps that most of the panels held in place by allen screws, just loosen and remove anything that prevents me to remove the wheel.

2nd Remove the brake.

There are two methods for this depending on whether disc brakes or drum brakes.

A disc brakes.

Remove by unscrewing the brake caliper brackets brake calipers from Holme. Remove the caliper from the disc is removed and certainly not with a cable tie string / the brake lines, repeat for the other caliper stress.

B. drum brakes.

Unscrew and remove the shortcut / cable that connects the brakes, which controls

3rd Loosen the axle.

Again, there are several ways to do this depending on the bike.

One. If your bike has "pinch bolts" You must first be resolved. Then use the right size jacks to keep one side of the shaft to be resolved and the other side. Do not remove, detach.

B. If your bicycle does not solve the axle pinch bolts as described above.

4th Lift cycle.

Now you have a bike, weather lift a head or tooth for a female to make sure your bike is safe and stable in all situations. Single experiment on solid ground plane, and took off safely with straps.

I also use a back side is in this step, because the cycle and stable.

Lift the bike just before the suspension is completely unloaded, would you move the wheel over the floor.

5th Remove axis

You are now remove the shaft completely screw shaft and the pinch bolts. Axis may be a lightly with a rubber mallet to break away from the fork legs.

When it comes out you, the speedometer mechanism and all spacers are used on the front catch on. Make sure you know who that was appropriate.

Front wheel is now rolling out.

You are now free, not pay maintenance on the front wheel without mechanical charges.

Change the tires, brakes, rotors, bearings, what you want.

Around the wheel, you just do not install them step back check that all screws, torque to factory settings manual (for information on our machine) has

Tips

- Clean and sand all the rust on the abutments before installing it not only looks better but the bicycle you remove the possibility of foreign objects from entering your store.

- Up to descriptions of the parts were removed and they will.

- Keep items in separate sections in a small box.

- If you do not have a field, replace the axle on the poles with the right parts in the right order, while the wheel.

Clean all parts carefully before cycling, dirt and grime your worst enemy camp.