Diamondback 06.DB SS OM manual Installing a Bolt-On Front Wheel

adjustable wrench, loosen the two axle nuts.

c. If your front fork has a clip-ontype secondary retention device, disengage it and go to step (4). If your front fork has an integral or a washer type secondary retention device, loosen the axle nuts enough to allow removal of the wheel;

then go to step (4).

d. Raise the front wheel a few inches off the ground and tap the top of the wheel with the palm of your hand to knock the wheel out of the fork ends.

3.Installing a Bolt-On Front Wheel

a.With the steering fork facing forward, insert the wheel between the fork blades so that the axle seats fi rmly at the top of the slots which are at the tips of the fork blades. The axle nut washers should be on the outside, between the fork blade and the axle nut. If your bike has a clip-on or washer type secondary retention device, engage it.

b.While pushing the wheel fi rmly to the top of the slots in the fork dropouts, and at the same time centering the wheel rim in the fork, use a correctly sized socket, box, open end or adjustable wrench to tighten the axle nuts as tight

as you can.

c. If your bicycle has a front wheel hand brake with quick release, close the brake shoes; then spin the wheel to make sure that it is centered in the frame and clears the brake shoes, and squeeze the brake lever to make sure the brake is functioning correctly.

4.Removing a Bolt-On Rear Wheel with Hand Brake

a.Open the rear brake shoes (see Section 4.A.2.a. above).

b.If the wheel is equipped with chain tension adjusters (fi g.

14)loosen the nuts on the adjusters by turning both counterclockwise with a correctly sized open end or adjustable wrench an equal number of turns. This allows you to move the wheel as required by step

(4)below.

c. With a correctly sized socket, box, open end or adjustable wrench, loosen the two axle nuts.

d.Push the wheel forward to slacken the chain, and remove the chain from the chainring and wheel sprocket.

e.Pull the wheel out of the frame.

5.Installing a Bolt-On Rear Wheel with Hand Brake

a.Put the chain on to the wheel sprocket. Then, insert the wheel into the frame dropouts and push it all the way in to the dropouts. The axle nut washers should be on the outside, between the frame and the axle nut.

b.Put the chain on to the chainring.

c.If your wheel has chain tension adjusters (fi g. 14), position the chain tension adjusters in the dropouts and, using a wrench to turn the adjuster nuts clockwise, pull the wheel back in the dropouts so that it is straight in the frame and the chain has about 1/4 inches of up-and-down play. Replace chain adjuster end caps if provided.

d.Tighten the axle nuts as tightly as you can, using a correctly sized socket, box, open end or adjustable wrench.

e.Close the brake; then spin the wheel to make sure that it is centered in the frame and clears the brake shoes, and squeeze the brake lever to make sure the brake is functioning correctly.

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