Cannondale Bicycles User Manual

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(7) Push the rear derailleur back into position.

(8) Close the brake shoes; then spin the wheel to make sure
that it is centered in the frame and clears the brake shoes.

4. Removing and Installing Bolt-On Wheels

a. Removing a Bolt-On Front Wheel

(1) Open up the brake shoes (see Section 6.C.1, figs. 16A, B, C
and D).

(2) With a 15mm box wrench or a six inch adjustable wrench,
loosen the two axle nuts.

(3) If your front fork has a

clip-on

type secondary retention device,

disengage it and go to step (4). If your front fork has an

integral

secondary retention device, loosen the axle nuts about six full turns;
then go to step (4).

(4) Raise the front wheel a few inches off the ground and tap the top of
the wheel with the palm of your hand to knock the wheel out of the fork
ends.

open

closed

fig. 15b
Bolt-on Wheel in Front Dropouts

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