Can't figure out where spring goes in brake mechanism
 

I decided to change out the brake on my grandson's Trek 20 Bike.

I thought it would be similar to other bikes I have worked on.
I need to find out where the spring goes that popped out.

I couldn't find an online or downloadable manual.

I remember seeing a post on usenet that had a link to a picture that
you could temporarily store.
I could then scan a drawing of the brake handle.

Does anyone know how I can accomplish it?

Have a great day,
Andy

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Can't figure out where spring goes in brake mechanism
 

On Oct 20, 12:37*pm, Andy wrote:
I decided to change out the brake on my grandson's Trek 20 Bike.

I thought it would be similar to other bikes I have worked on.
I need to find out where the spring goes that popped out.

I couldn't find an online or downloadable manual.

I remember seeing a post on usenet that had a link to a picture that
you could temporarily store.
I could then scan a drawing of the brake handle.

Does anyone know how I can accomplish it?

Have a great day,
* * * * * * * * *Andy

http://intouch.org/magazine/daily-de...happynews.com/

Link to my hand drawn picture of the brake mechanism.

I don't know where the spring goes.

I think that one of the 2 bolts go through it.

Thanks,
Andy

http://yfrog.com/1ftrek20j

Can't figure out where spring goes in brake mechanism
 

On Oct 20, 12:37*pm, Andy wrote:
I decided to change out the brake on my grandson's Trek 20 Bike.

I thought it would be similar to other bikes I have worked on.
I need to find out where the spring goes that popped out.

I couldn't find an online or downloadable manual.

I remember seeing a post on usenet that had a link to a picture that
you could temporarily store.
I could then scan a drawing of the brake handle.

Does anyone know how I can accomplish it?

Have a great day,
* * * * * * * * *Andy

http://intouch.org/magazine/daily-de...happynews.com/

The pic of my drawing of the brake mechanism is here.

Andy

http://yfrog.com/1ftrek20j

Can't figure out where spring goes in brake mechanism
 

On Oct 20, 12:37*pm, Andy wrote:
I decided to change out the brake on my grandson's Trek 20 Bike.

I thought it would be similar to other bikes I have worked on.
I need to find out where the spring goes that popped out.

I couldn't find an online or downloadable manual.

I remember seeing a post on usenet that had a link to a picture that
you could temporarily store.
I could then scan a drawing of the brake handle.

Does anyone know how I can accomplish it?

Have a great day,
* * * * * * * * *Andy

http://intouch.org/magazine/daily-de...happynews.com/

The pic of my drawing of the brake is here.

Thanks.

http://yfrog.com/1ftrek20j

Can't figure out where spring goes in brake mechanism
 

On Oct 20, 7:01*pm, Andy wrote:
On Oct 20, 12:37*pm, Andy wrote:





I decided to change out the brake on my grandson's Trek 20 Bike.

I thought it would be similar to other bikes I have worked on.
I need to find out where the spring goes that popped out.

I couldn't find an online or downloadable manual.

I remember seeing a post on usenet that had a link to a picture that
you could temporarily store.
I could then scan a drawing of the brake handle.

Does anyone know how I can accomplish it?

Have a great day,
* * * * * * * * *Andy

http://intouch.org/magazine/daily-de...happynews.com/

The pic of my drawing of the brake is here.

Thanks.

http://yfrog.com/1ftrek20j- Hide quoted text -

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If that spring is in the brake lever, you might not even need it.

Vin - Menotomy Vintage Bicycles
http://OldRoads.com

Can't figure out where spring goes in brake mechanism
 

On Oct 21, 6:12*am, OldRoads wrote:
On Oct 20, 7:01*pm, Andy wrote:



On Oct 20, 12:37*pm, Andy wrote:

I decided to change out the brake on my grandson's Trek 20 Bike.

I thought it would be similar to other bikes I have worked on.
I need to find out where the spring goes that popped out.

I couldn't find an online or downloadable manual.

I remember seeing a post on usenet that had a link to a picture that
you could temporarily store.
I could then scan a drawing of the brake handle.

Does anyone know how I can accomplish it?

Have a great day,
* * * * * * * * *Andy

http://intouch.org/magazine/daily-de...happynews.com/

The pic of my drawing of the brake is here.

Thanks.

http://yfrog.com/1ftrek20j-Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

If that spring is in the brake lever, you might not even need it.

Vin - Menotomy Vintage Bicycleshttp://OldRoads.com

Thanks a lot Vin.

You were right, it didn't need the spring.

Andy

Can't figure out where spring goes in brake mechanism
 

On Oct 21, 5:46*am, Andy wrote:
On Oct 21, 6:12*am, OldRoads wrote:





On Oct 20, 7:01*pm, Andy wrote:

On Oct 20, 12:37*pm, Andy wrote:

I decided to change out the brake on my grandson's Trek 20 Bike.

I thought it would be similar to other bikes I have worked on.
I need to find out where the spring goes that popped out.

I couldn't find an online or downloadable manual.

I remember seeing a post on usenet that had a link to a picture that
you could temporarily store.
I could then scan a drawing of the brake handle.

Does anyone know how I can accomplish it?

Have a great day,
* * * * * * * * *Andy

http://intouch.org/magazine/daily-de...happynews.com/

The pic of my drawing of the brake is here.

Thanks.

http://yfrog.com/1ftrek20j-Hidequoted text -

- Show quoted text -

If that spring is in the brake lever, you might not even need it.

Vin - Menotomy Vintage Bicycleshttp://OldRoads.com

Thanks a lot Vin.

You were right, it didn't need the spring.

While the drawing is a bit hard to follow, the illustration of the
spring is clear enough to show that it is intended to go on the bolt
that serves as a pivot for the lever. The spring provides some force
to bias the lever to its "un-sqeezed position." Without the spring,
that is accomplished entirely by the tension on the cable supplied by
the spring on the brake itself.

DR

Can't figure out where spring goes in brake mechanism
 

On Oct 21, 12:18*pm, DirtRoadie wrote:
On Oct 21, 5:46*am, Andy wrote:



On Oct 21, 6:12*am, OldRoads wrote:

On Oct 20, 7:01*pm, Andy wrote:

On Oct 20, 12:37*pm, Andy wrote:

I decided to change out the brake on my grandson's Trek 20 Bike.

I thought it would be similar to other bikes I have worked on.
I need to find out where the spring goes that popped out.

I couldn't find an online or downloadable manual.

I remember seeing a post on usenet that had a link to a picture that
you could temporarily store.
I could then scan a drawing of the brake handle.

Does anyone know how I can accomplish it?

Have a great day,
* * * * * * * * *Andy

http://intouch.org/magazine/daily-de...happynews.com/

The pic of my drawing of the brake is here.

Thanks.

http://yfrog.com/1ftrek20j-Hidequotedtext -

- Show quoted text -

If that spring is in the brake lever, you might not even need it.

Vin - Menotomy Vintage Bicycleshttp://OldRoads.com

Thanks a lot Vin.

You were right, it didn't need the spring.

While the drawing is a bit hard to follow, the illustration of the
spring is clear enough to show that it is intended to go on the bolt
that serves as a pivot for the lever. The spring *provides some force
to bias the lever to its "un-sqeezed position." Without the spring,
that is accomplished entirely by the tension on the cable supplied by
the spring on the brake itself.

DR

Thanks.

I found the spring tension on the brake itself is adjustable.

Getting the pads to be even distance from the aluminum rim took me an
hour to figure out. :-)

Andy

Can't figure out where spring goes in brake mechanism
 

adjusted pads to an even distance ?

Can't figure out where spring goes in brake mechanism
 

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