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Brake toe in!

studiorat · 2012-03-13 11:56:50

I'm fitting new brakes soon and notice that the brake pads have adjuster screws. Presumably for "toe-in". So how do I set this up right, should they to-in on the leading edge or at the back and by how much? Thanks.

13-03-2012 11:56am

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studiorat

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I'm fitting new brakes soon and notice that the brake pads have adjuster screws. Presumably for "toe-in".

So how do I set this up right, should they to-in on the leading edge or at the back and by how much?

Thanks.

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#2 13-03-2012 12:10pm

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http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/cantilever-brake-service
See images 8 and 15 and associated descriptions.

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#3 13-03-2012 12:30pm

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that's why it's called toe-in of course.

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#4 13-03-2012 11:31pm

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studiorat wrote: »

I'm fitting new brakes soon and notice that the brake pads have adjuster screws. Presumably for "toe-in".

Are you sure they are adjuster screws? Some brake shoes do have a small screw to hold in the brake pad but I've never seen adjuster screws on brake shoes.

Here is an example of brake shoes with screws to retain the pads:

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#5 14-03-2012 1:01pm

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well fcuk me! they hold the pads in?

That's mad ted... The old ones were BBB I just presumed you chucked the whole lot out when they were worn down.

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