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I have a road bike with drop bars, and the left brake lever is slightly loose - it can rotate a few degrees around the handle bar from side to side. How can I tighten it? Is it possible to do so without unwrapping the handle bars?

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The answer the the last question AFAIK is "probably not", but can we get more information about your levers, or a picture of the levers and bars? – Neil Fein Sep 28 '11 at 1:17
I own shimano 105 brakes and I can tighten them without unwrapping anything. Only a little rubber to lift. What brakes do you have? – domsterr Sep 28 '11 at 1:51
@Neil Done and done. I can't see any kind of screw that might be used to tighten them to the handle bars. – meagar Sep 28 '11 at 2:52
On some models you squeeze the handle and run a screwdriver down through middle. I'm thinking you may have to unhook the cable first. – Daniel R Hicks Sep 28 '11 at 3:29
@Daniel I can see a little "T" when I remove the little black cap from the front of the lever. It doesn't appear to be a screw. Photo coming. – meagar Sep 28 '11 at 3:45
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Be removing the cap from the front of the lever, a hex socket is revealed through a small opening, which can be tightened to snug the lever to the handle bar:

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