Figure 1:
Hold the derailleur cage with your thumb
Chapter 3: inspection, adjustment, and lubrication
These instructions explain how to remove and install a wheel with a traditional or Clix quick-release mechanism. The instructions are separated by removal and installation, and also by front and rear wheel. To remove or install a wheel with an ABP system, see the ABP Overview.
Begin by opening the brake type(s) on your bicycle:
1. Open the wheel quick-release.
2. Loosen the quick-release adjusting nut three full turns.
With an QR15 system, you must completely remove the skewer from the hub.
3. Slide the wheel out of the dropouts.
1. Place the wheel in the fork, making sure that the axle is inserted all the way into the dropouts.
With an QR15 system, you must reinstall the skewer through the hub.
2. Re-install and adjust the quick-release.
3. Inspect the wheel attachment.
If that wasn't clear, watch the movie.
1. Shift to the smallest rear cog.
2. Open the wheel quick-release.
With an ABP system, you must completely unthread the skewer from the adjusting nut, and remove the skewer or axle from the hub.
3. Hold the derailleur cage with your thumb (Figure 1), and unwind the derailleur cage (Figure 2).
4. Slide the wheel out of the dropouts.
If that wasn't clear, watch the movie.
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Figure 1: Hold the derailleur cage with your thumb |
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Figure 2: Unwind the derailleur cage |
1. For a rear wheel, rotate the derailleur back while unwinding the derailleur cage with your thumb (Figure 2). Place the chain on the small cog.
2. Place the wheel in the frame, making sure that the axle is inserted all the way into the dropouts.
With an ABP system, you must reinstall the skewer through the hub.
3. Close the quick-release.
4. Inspect the wheel attachment.
If that wasn't clear, watch the movie.
1. Close the brake.
2. Test the brake to make sure it is properly adjusted.
3. Test the quick-release to make sure it is closed.
