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BallBearingDiscBrakeTMInstallationandSetupGuidePLEASEREADTHESAFETYANDWARRANTYINFORMATIONINSIDE955-310589-000Rev.
BSRAMCorporation,20052955-310589-000Rev.
BBB7andBB5Installation&Set-UpGuideEnglish3SRAMCorporationJuly2005CONGRATULATIONS!
Youhaveselectedthebestmechanicaldiscbrakesyourmoneycanbuy!
Thismanualcontainsimportantinformationforinstalling,settingupandadjustingyournewbrakes.
ToensurethatyourAvidbrakesperformproperly,werecommendthatyouhavetheminstalledbyaqualifiedbicyclemechanic.
Wealsourgeyoutofollowallofourrecommendationstohelpmakeyourridingexperiencesafe,enjoyableandtroublefree.
First,hereissomeinformationtogetyoustarted:TRI-ALIGNCALIPERPOSITIONINGSYSTEMAviddiscbrakesuseauniquealignmentsystemcalledCaliperPositioningSystem(CPS).
Thesestacksofconcaveandconvexwashersallowthecalipertobeperfectlyalignedwiththerotor,regardlessofimperfectionsinthemountingtabsontheforkorframe,givingyoufull,squarepadcontact.
TOOLSNEEDED2.
5and5mmhexwrenchesT-25TORXwrenchCablecuttersAdjustabletorquewrench:2.
8-10Nm(25-90in-lb)rangeSafetyGlassesMAKESUREYOUHAVETHERIGHTBRACKETSfronts:rears:CPSHardwareCPSBolt115-373202-500203RearForged115-372202-600185RearForged115-376202-200160RearForged115-376402-600160RearExtruded115-373602-300203FrontQR20115-373502-600203FrontBoxxer11.
5373.
102.
800203FrontForged115-372102-900185FrontForged11.
5376.
102.
500160FrontForged11.
5376.
302.
900160FrontExtruded11.
5372.
302.
300185FrontPostMount11.
5373.
302.
200203FrontPostMountEnglishBB7andBB5Installation&Set-UpGuide4955-310589-000Rev.
BBrakesareasafety-criticalitemonabicycle.
Impropersetuporuseofbrakescanresultinlossofcontroloranaccident,whichcouldleadtoasevereinjury.
Avidbrakesareaperformanceproductthatofferincreasedstoppingpoweroverbrakesthatyoumaybeusedto.
Thisgreaterpowerrequireslessefforttolock-upawheelwhenbraking.
Awheellockupmightcauseyoutolosecontrolandpossiblycauseinjury.
It'syourresponsibilitytolearnandunderstandproperbrakingtechniques.
Consulttheowner'smanualforyourbicycleandaprofessionalbikedealer.
Practiceyourridingandbrakingtechniquesonaflatandlevelsurfacepriortoaggressiveriding.
TheeffectivenessofbrakingisdependentonmanyconditionsoverwhichAvidhasnocontrol.
Theseincludethespeedofthebicycle,typeandconditionoftheridingsurface,brakingleverforce,properinstallationandmaintenanceofbrakes,brakelines,hydraulicfluid,levers,brakepads,conditionofthebike,weightoftherider,properbrakingtechniques,weather,terrain,andavarietyofotherfactors.
Avidbrakesandleversarenotintendedforuseonanymotorizedbicycleorvehicle.
Suchusecouldresultinaseriouspersonalinjury.
ALWAYSRIDEUNDERCONTROLRemember,ittakeslongertostopinwetconditions.
Toreducethepossibilityofanaccidentandminimizetrailerosion,youshouldavoidlocking-upyourwheels.
FOLLOWTHESEINSTRUCTIONSCAREFULLYIfyoudonotunderstandtheinstructions,havetheinstallationdonebyaprofessionalbikemechanic.
Onlyleversdesignatedforside-pullbrakes,suchasAvid'sSpeedDialseriesandFR5levers,canbeusedwiththemountainBallBearingDiscBrake.
ForbestoperationandperformanceAvidhighlyrecommendsthatyouuseanAvidSpeedDialleverandpremiumqualitybrakecableandhousing.
Failuretodosowillreducetheperformanceofthesystem.
Aviddiscbrakesarecompatiblewith44mm,6-bolt,InternationalStandardhubs.
Werecommend32or36-spokewheelswitha3or4crossspokelacingpattern.
Contactyourspecificwheelmanufacturerformorespecifications.
Donotuseradiallyspokedwheels.
DiscbrakesareOILSENSITIVE!
Donotsprayanysolventsorlubricantsinthevicinityoftherotorsorbrakepads.
NEVERtouchthepadsurfaceorrotorsurfacewithyourfingers.
Doingsowillsignificantlydegradebrakingperformance.
Donottouchthebrakingsurfaceofanyrotorwithyourbarehands,becausetheoilsfromyourfingerswilldegradeitsperformance.
Alwaysweargloves,orhandletherotorbyitsspokes.
Discbrakesbecomeveryhotduringuse.
Donottouchthecaliperorrotorimmediatelyafteruse.
Makesurethebrakehascooleddownbeforemakinganyadjustments.
SAFETYINFORMATIONWARNINGBB7andBB5Installation&Set-UpGuideEnglish5SRAMCorporationJuly2005INSTALLROTORMounttherotortothehubusingthesuppliedT-25TORXboltsandtightentothespecifiedtorque.
AvidlogoMUSTfaceout.
Installthewheelintotheforkorframe.
WARNING:IFYOUAREUSINGAHUBWITHAREMOVABLESHIM,YOUMAYNEEDLONGERROTORMOUNTINGBOLTS.
CONTACTTHEHUBMANUFACTURERFORTHERECOMMENDEDBOLTS.
MOUNTFRONTCALIPERMountthefrontcalipertothefork.
21TORQUETO:6.
2Nm(55in-lb)TORQUETO:9-10Nm(80-90in-lb)Remove.
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MOUNTLoosentheCPSbolts,thenboltthecalipertothemountingtabs.
Tightenthemountingboltstothespecifiedtorque.
CheckthatthecalipermovesfreelyontheCPShardware.
POSTMOUNTRemovethemountingbracketbutleavetheCPSboltsandwasherstacksintact.
Boltthecaliperdirectlytothefork.
Snugthebolts,thenbackthemout1/8thto1/4thturn.
CheckthatthecalipermovesfreelyontheCPShardware.
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thenmountdirectSnug,thenbackoff1/8thto1/4thturnLoosenbeforemountingEnglishBB7andBB5Installation&Set-UpGuide6955-310589-000Rev.
BMOUNTREARCALIPERLoosentheCPSbolts,thenmounttherearcalipertotheI.
S.
tabsontherearofthebike.
Tightenthemountingboltstothespecifiedtorque.
CheckthatthecalipermovesfreelyontheCPShardware.
INSTALLTHECABLEPassthebrakewirethroughtheanchorboltontheactuatingarm.
Cableslackmayberemovedwithafourthhandtool.
Becarefulnottoadvancethetorquearmasyoupullthecable.
Tightencableanchorbolttothespecifiedtorque.
Usethebarreladjusteratthebrakelevertoremoveanyremainingcableslack(ifthereisany).
IMPORTANT:AFTERTHECABLEISANCHORED,CHECKTOBESURETHEREISNOMORETHAN20MM(3/4IN)OFEXCESSCABLEBEYONDTHEANCHORBOLT.
TRIMASNECESSARY.
43TORQUETO:5-7Nm(40-60in-lb)LoosenbeforemountingTORQUETO:5-7Nm(40-60in-lb)Afteranchoringthecable,slidethelowerbootdownandplaceonesmalldotoflightgreaseinside.
Returntheboottoitsproperposition.
Makesurethebarreladjusterisscrewedallthewayinbeforeinstallingthecable.
BB7andBB5Installation&Set-UpGuideEnglish7SRAMCorporationJuly2005ALIGNTHECALIPER(BB7ONLY)A.
Turntheinboard(closesttothewheel)knobclockwiseuntilitpushestherotorintothepositionshown.
Notethattherotorshouldnotbecenteredbetweenthewallsofthecaliperbody.
B.
Turntheoutboardpadadjustmentknobinuntilitisfirmlysqueezingtherotoragainsttheinboardpad–thusimmobilizingtheactuatingarm.
Yourcaliperisnowinperfectpositionandreadytobetightened.
You'llbackthepadsoffagaininafewmoments.
C.
TightenthetwoCPSboltsthatattachthecalipertothemountingbracket.
Tightenoneandthentheother,repeatinguntiltheyareatthespecifiedtorque.
5Rotorshouldbeoffsettotheoutboardsideoftherotorslot.
Idealratiois1/3to2/3.
TORQUETO:8-10Nm(70-90in-lb)EnglishBB7andBB5Installation&Set-UpGuide8955-310589-000Rev.
BALIGNTHECALIPER(BB5ONLY)A.
UseyourfingersoraTorxwrenchtoturntheinboardpadadjustmentknobclockwiseuntiltherotoriscenteredinthecaliper.
Thispositionsthepadsforthenextstepintheinstallation.
B.
MakesuretheCPSboltsarelooseenoughforthecalipertomovefreely.
C.
Squeezethebrakelevertocompressthebrakepadsfirmlyontherotor.
D.
Whilestillholdingthebrakelever,tightentheCPSbolts.
Oncetheyaretight,youcanletgoofthelever.
5Turnadjustmentknobuntiltherotoriscenteredinthecaliper.
TORQUETO:8-10Nm(70-90in-lb)(inanalternatingfashion)T-25TORXEvenSpacing9SRAMCorporationJuly2005BB7andBB5Installation&Set-UpGuideEnglishADJUSTTHEPADS(BB7ONLY)Turnbothpadadjustmentknobscounterclockwiseuntildesiredpad/rotorclearanceisachieved(approx.
2or3clickseach).
IMPORTANT:Onlyusethebarreladjusteratthebrakelevertoadjustforcableslack.
Forleverthrow,usetheoutboardadjustmentknob.
Forbrakepadwearadjustment,useboththeinboardANDoutboardknobs.
6InboardpadadjustmentknobOutboardpadadjustmentknobADJUSTTHEPADS(BB5ONLY)Backtheadjustmentknoboff(counterclockwise)untiltherotorspinsfreely.
Nowyoucandialthepadinoroutuntilyoufindthebrakeactionyouprefer(makesure,ofcourse,thatthere'snodragontherotor).
Ifyoucan'tseemtogetthefeelyoulike,ortherotorisdragging,repeatstep5.
T-25TORXEnglishBB7andBB5Installation&Set-UpGuide10955-310589-000Rev.
BFineTuningBEFOREEACHRIDECheckcablesforsignsofwearorfraying.
Squeezethebrakeleverfirmlyandcheckforproperbrakefunction.
Adjustforpadwearifnecessary.
Checkpadsforwearandreplaceifnecessary.
Ensurerotorsarefreeofforeignsubstancesandoils.
CABLESLACKADJUSTMENTUsethebarreladjusteronthebrakelevertoremoveanycableslackfromthesystem.
Turntheadjusteroutuntilthereisnofreeplayintheleverbutnotsofarthatthetorquearmonthecaliperisadvanced.
Thetorquearmshouldreturncompletelywhenthebrakeleverisreleased.
Ifnecessary,repeatstep6.
Note:Newcableswillstretchandrequireadjustment.
PADBREAK-INItmaytakeanywherefrom20to40completestopstobreakinAvidpads.
Youmaybegintonoticeanincreaseinbrakingpowerafterthefirstride.
Brakenoisecanoccurnotonlyduringthebreak-inperiodbutoffandonthroughoutthelifeofthebrakepads.
Noiseisdependentuponfactorssuchasbrakesetup,riderweight,ridingstyle,brakingstyle,andridingconditions(i.
e.
dust,soil,andcontaminationoffrictionsurfaces).
CAREANDCLEANINGExtremecaremustbetakenwhencleaningboththebicycleanditsnewdiscbrakes.
Undernormaluse,itisnotnecessarytocleanthecaliperrotororpads.
Ifnecessary,useonlywateranddishdetergenttowashthecaliperandrotor–beingsuretothoroughlyrinseallsoapresiduefromtherotor.
Drywithacleanpapertowel.
SPRINGTENSIONADJUSTMENTIfnecessary,springtensioncanbeadjustedbyturningthespringtensionadjustmentscrewwitha2.
5mmhexwrench.
Turningthescrewclockwiseincreasesspringtension,whichequalsharderleverpull.
BB7andBB5Installation&Set-UpGuideEnglish11SRAMCorporationJuly2005InboardpadadjustmentknobBarreladjusterMakesureyoutightenthelocknutafteryouadjust.
PADWEARADJUSTMENT(BB7ONLY)Overtime,youwillneedtocompensateforbrakepadwear.
Youcandosowithtwoverysimpleadjustments:Turnboththeinboardandoutboardredadjustingknobsclockwiseoneortwoclicksasneededtorestoreyourbraketooptimumsettings.
DONOTuseyourbarreladjustertocompensateforpadwear.
Apadwearindicatorisatthecenterofeachknob.
Astheknobisturnedin,theindicatorwillretractdeeperintotheknobgivingavisualindicationofapproximatelyhowmuchthepadshaveworn.
Apadshouldbereplacedwhenitstotalthickness(backingplate&frictionmaterial)islessthan3mm.
Instructionswillbeincludedwithyournewpads.
PADWEARADJUSTMENT(BB5ONLY)Overtime,youwillneedtocompensateforbrakepadwear.
Youcandosowithtwoverysimpleadjustments:1.
Unscrew(counterclockwise)thebarreladjusteronthecaliper.
2.
Turntheinboardpadadjustmentknobclockwise.
Bothoftheseadjustmentsmovethebrakepadsclosertotherotor.
Youdoneedtoadjustbothpadsastheywear.
Trydifferentsettingsuntilthebrakefeelsjustthewayyoulike.
NOTE:Whileyoucanperformasimilaradjustmentonthebarrelofyourbrakelever,wesuggestthatyouadjustforpadwearatthecaliper.
Thatwayyouleavethebrakeleverforon-the-flyadjustments.
T-25TORXOutboardpadadjustmentknobPadwearindicatorEnglishBB7andBB5Installation&Set-UpGuide12955-310589-000Rev.
BPADREPLACEMENT(BB7ONLY)Apadshouldbereplacedwhenitstotalthickness(backingplateandfrictionmaterial)islessthan3mm.
1.
REMOVETHEOLDPADSBackbothadjusterknobsallthewayout(counterclockwise,)thensqueezethepadtabstogetherandpullbothpadsstraightoutofthecaliper.
2.
INSTALLTHENEWPADSANDSPRINGAssemblethespringbetweenthenewleftandrightpads.
Alignthespringtothepadasshown.
Squeezethebrakepad/springclipassemblytogetherthenpressfirmlyintothecaliperuntilit"clicks"intoplace.
Thepadmarked"R"goesonthespokesideofthebrake.
ThespringclipsandwichesbetweenthepadsInner(spokeside)BB7andBB5Installation&Set-UpGuideEnglish13SRAMCorporationJuly2005PADREPLACEMENT(BB5ONLY)Apadshouldbereplacedwhenitstotalthickness(backingplateandfrictionmaterial)islessthan3mm.
1.
REMOVETHEOLDPADSBacktheinneradjustmentknoballthewayout(counterclockwise).
Pullthepadspreaderclipfrombetweenthepads,thenpullthepadsoutofthecaliperoneatatime.
2.
INSTALLTHENEWPADSANDSPREADERInsertthenewpadsoneatatimeintothecaliper.
VERYIMPORTANT:MAKESUREYOUPLACETHEBLACKPADONTHEINNERSIDE(TOWARDSTHEWHEEL)ANDTHEBLUEPADONTHEOUTSIDE(AWAYFROMTHEWHEEL.
)ONCETHEPADSAREINTHECALIPERYOUCANSLIDETHESPREADERCLIPBACKINTOPOSITION–BETWEENTHEPADS.
PadspreaderclipinplaceBlackpad"Left"Bluepad"Right"PadspreaderPadsEnglishBB7andBB5Installation&Set-UpGuide14955-310589-000Rev.
BSRAMCORPORATIONWARRANTYEXTENTOFLIMITEDWARRANTYSRAMwarrantsitsproductstobefreefromdefectsinmaterialsorworkmanshipforaperiodoftwoyearsafteroriginalpurchase.
Thiswarrantyonlyappliestotheoriginalownerandisnottransferable.
ClaimsunderthiswarrantymustbemadethroughtheretailerwherethebicycleortheSRAMcomponentwaspurchased.
Originalproofofpurchaseisrequired.
LOCALLAWThiswarrantystatementgivesthecustomerspecificlegalrights.
Thecustomermayalsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate(USA),fromprovincetoprovince(Canada),andfromcountrytocountryelsewhereintheworld.
Totheextentthatthiswarrantystatementisinconsistentwiththelocallaw,thiswarrantyshallbedeemedmodifiedtobeconsistentwithsuchlaw,undersuchlocallaw,certaindisclaimersandlimitationsofthiswarrantystatementmayapplytothecustomer.
Forexample,somestatesintheUnitedStatesofAmerica,aswellassomegovernmentsoutsideoftheUnitedStates(includingprovincesinCanada)may:a.
Precludethedisclaimersandlimitationsofthiswarrantystatementfromlimitingthestatutoryrightsoftheconsumer(e.
g.
UnitedKingdom).
b.
Otherwiserestricttheabilityofamanufacturertoenforcesuchdisclaimersorlimitations.
LIMITATIONSOFLIABILITYTotheextentallowedbylocallaw,exceptfortheobligationsspecificallysetforthinthiswarrantystatement,InnoeventshallSRAMoritsthird-partysuppliersbeliablefordirect,indirect,special,incidental,orconsequentialdamages.
LIMITATIONSOFWARRANTYThiswarrantydoesnotapplytoproductsthathavebeenincorrectlyinstalledand/oradjustedaccordingtotherespectiveSRAMtechnicalinstallationmanual.
TheSRAMinstallationmanualscanbefoundonlineatwww.
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Thiswarrantydoesnotapplytodamagetotheproductcausedbyacrash,impact,abuseoftheproduct,non-compliancewithmanufacturer'sspecificationsofusageoranyothercircumstancesinwhichtheproducthasbeensubjectedtoforcesorloadsbeyonditsdesign.
Thiswarrantydoesnotapplywhentheproducthasbeenmodified.
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Wearandtearpartsaresubjecttodamageasaresultofnormaluse,failuretoserviceaccordingtoSRAMrecommendationsand/orridingorinstallationinconditionsorapplicationsotherthanrecommended.
WEARANDTEARPARTSAREIDENTIFIEDAS:-Dustseals-Bushings-Airsealingo-rings-Gliderings-Rubbermovingparts-Foamrings-Rearshockmountinghardwareandmainseals-Strippedthreads/bolts(aluminum,titanium,magnesiumorsteel)-Uppertubes(stanchions)-Brakesleeves-Brakepads-Chains-Sprockets-Cassettes-Shifterandbrakecables(innerandouter)-Handlebargrips-Shiftergrips-Jockeywheels-Discbrakerotors-ToolsThiswarrantyshallnotcoverdamagescausedbytheuseofpartsofdifferentmanufacturers.
Thiswarrantyshallnotcoverdamagescausedbytheuseofpartsthatarenotcompatible,suitableand/orauthorizedbySRAMforusewithSRAMcomponents.
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