Pacific Cycle HF3305 manual Front Wheel, Correct Quick Release Axle Setting

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Adjusting		Quick Release
Adjusting		Axle							Quick
Nut									Release
									Release
									Lever

Hub	Hub	Spring
Axle

Closed Position

Open Position

Front Wheel

Check the wheel hub before attaching it to the fork by rotating the threaded axle. It should be smooth with no lateral movement. Insert the front wheel into the fork dropouts. Tighten the wheel nuts using the appropriate 14mm or 15mm wrench. Spin the wheel checking for trueness. Some bicycles have wheel axles that incorporate a Quick Release (QR) mechanism. This allows easy wheel removal without the need for tools. The mechanism uses a long bolt with an adjusting nut on one end, and a lever operating a cam-action tensioner on the other. If the wheel is fitted with a Quick Release type axle, turn the adjusting nut so that the locking lever is moved to the closed position with a firm action. At the halfway closed position of the quick release lever, you should start to feel some resistance to this motion. Do not tighten the quick release by using the quick release lever like a wing nut. If the quick release lever is moved to the closed position with no resistance, clamping strength is insufficient. Move the quick release lever to the open position, tighten the quick release adjusting nut, and return the quick release lever to the closed position.

Correct Quick Release Axle Setting

1.To set, turn the lever to the open position so that the curved part faces away from the bicycle.

2.While holding the lever in one hand, tighten the adjusting nut until it stops.

3.Pivot the lever towards the closed position. When the lever is halfway closed, there must be firm resistance to turn it beyond that point. If resistance is not firm, open the lever and tighten the adjusting nut in a clockwise direction.

4.Continue to pivot the lever all the way to the closed position so that the curved part of the lever faces the bicycle.

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