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Rear V-Brake leaning to one side
#1
All,

Just had my brakes replaced and repaired. I noticed that my rear v-brakes were skewed to one side. Not sure how to fix or reconfigure this. Any help is appreciated. The attachment shows the skewed v-brakes leaning to one side.
   

Thanks.
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(09-26-2020, 02:21 AM)stevespencer Wrote:  All,

Just had my brakes replaced and repaired. I noticed that my rear v-brakes were skewed to one side. Not sure how to fix or reconfigure this. Any help is appreciated. The attachment shows the skewed v-brakes leaning to one side.


Thanks.
the spring is not attached, just needs pushed and locked in place on the arm. look at and mimic the front ones
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#3
It looks like your caliper spring hasn't been hooked back into position.

The silver metal wire/rod that is hanging out from the side on the right acts like a spring. It should be hooked behind your right hand caliper to hold it in position. You should be able to do this with your hands - no tools required.

If your not sure what I mean, take a look at the back of the left hand caliper.
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