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How to bleed Campagnolo hydraulic disc brakes?
The bleeding procedure is (probably) identical for all hydraulic brakes by Campagnolo, but I'll focus on Ekar. Most of the steps are explained in Campagnolo's manual and the video, however it lacks ...
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How to bleed Campagnolo hydraulic disc brakes?
Good write up.
A few notes:
It shouldn't take anything like an hour after the 1st one. 20 - 30 mins tops. First time, maybe an hour for those who are not very mechanically adept. If doing a pair, ...
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How to remove a crank arm with stripped threads?
I just had a crank seized so badly that none of the usual methods worked, and I thought it would be worth adding this to show what the last resort options are.
This was a fairly new bike that the ...
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Creaking sound, stem extender/steerer tube assembly
I have found that there is an additional problem to fork extenders and installation causing noise; the trough bolt tensioning of the headset bearings is often substandard and made from mild steel. The ...
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How to adjust rear axle width?
This appears to be a cup and cone hub. The "red" nut is probably the cone, and the "blue" is the locknut. They are tightened against each other to keep the cone from changing ...
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How to remove a crank arm with stripped threads?
I have had to remove a couple of cranks destructively, and without the time to wait for tools to arrive.
The first was the captain's left crank on a 2nd hand tandem. The pedal threads were shot ...
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