Installing brake calliper
Make sure that all retaining screws are coated with fresh screw-
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lock (medium strength).
Install wheel with mounted disc brake rotor – make sure that the
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hub is correctly seated between the dropouts.
If applicable, pull the transport device out of the brake calliper.
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Carefully press old brake pads back to the stop. Use plastic tool
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(e.g. MAGURA transport device).
Make sure that the brake hose is optimally positioned – see
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, page 26.
ing & laying out the brake hose
Carefully guide the brake calliper over the disc brake rotor and
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place on mounting base or QM adapter.
Retaining screws in 6 different lengths are included with your
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rear Flatmount brake calliper. The correct length of the required
retaining screws depends on the strength of the rear strut of your
bike frame and whether the brake calliper is mounted directly or
with an adapter.
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Danger of accident due to component failure.
Use retaining screws with the correct length
Protrusion with direct mounting: 8 mm min. – 10 mm max.
Protrusion when mounting with adapter: 1 mm min. – 3 mm max.
Screw in retaining screws
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Carefully guide the brake calliper over the disc brake rotor
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and place with adapter on mounting base.
Make sure that the convex
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positioned.
Screw in retaining screws top (M6×35)
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The brake calliper can still be moved lightly but only wobbles
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slightly.
Pull and release the brake lever blade several times.
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Pressure point is clearly noticeable and does not change.
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Pull and hold brake lever blade.
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and concave discs
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and bottom (M6×33)
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First lightly tighten the retaining screws
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Check that the disc brake rotor runs freely – if necessary, loosen
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the retaining screws and repeat the last steps.
Hold brake calliper.
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Tighten retaining screws alternately and in stages up to tighten-
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Check that the disc brake rotor runs freely – if necessary, loosen
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the retaining screws and repeat the last steps.
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Check position (height) of brake calliper – use washers if neces-
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sary.
Aligning & laying out the brake hose
Danger of accident due to restricted or blocked steering movement
because brake hose is too short or too long.
Make sure that there is full steering movement in both directions.
Make sure that all suspension can function freely.
Keep the length of the brake hose as short as possible and as
long as necessary.
Danger of accident due to brake failure caused by faulty installation.
Make sure that the brake hose cannot be crushed, jammed or
stretched in any position (steering, suspension).
Make sure that the brake hose remains at least 20 mm from the
disc brake rotors in all positions (steering, suspension).
MAGURA's routable hose routing (RHR) makes it easy to route the
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brake hose correctly.
Unscrew the screw plug
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Press the hose connection
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Tighten screw plug with tightening torque of 3 N·m (27 lbf·in).
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Fix the brake hose along the optimum position at the specified or
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suitable points.
When installing the brake hose for the rear wheel brake use the
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practical MAGURA hose holder – available in different models.
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slightly – max. 30° – and hold it.
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towards the lower leg or rear strut.
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