Post by scooter on Apr 12, 2015 14:27:03 GMT -5
as you can see the lever is almost touching the handle. That's normal?
1) Adjust the rear brake actuator lever:
Put the bike on the center stand.
Spin the back tire. Does it move freely?
If so then:
See the nut on the back of the cable?
Push forward on the actuator arm it is up against to relieve pressure on the nut.
Keep spinning the tire and turning the nut in a few notches at a time, until the tire stops moving freely, and then back it off a notch or two until the tire moves freely again.
2) Check the brake lever:
Now check your brake lever again. If it is hard to pull or doesn't move much then back off the nut on the actuator arm some. If it still mashes to the handle then something else is wrong or you have loosened the actuator arm nut too much.
3) Check the brake wear indicator:
There is an indicator notch on the side of the cvt / brake housing, where you were pushing on the actuator arm, and a little pointer on the actuator arm. If you go past that notch with the pointer then you might need new brake shoes. The indicator will be a little pointer on the actuator arm, and it will look something like this:
Go try it out in a safe place. You know how to adjust it now if it is too tight or too loose.
Happy Scootin'!
