Daymak Voyager - Manual (Page 20)

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The Voyager Electric Bicycle User’s Guide
TPS Training Bulletin
The Brakes
The drum brakes on your Voyager e-bike allow you to stop and are a critical safety feature. Make
sure you test them regularly. Take the e-bike to your Daymak dealer if the brakes appear to be
losing their stopping power or feel looser than they were previously.
The brakes on your e-bike may require servicing from time to time. The brake pads will need to
be replaced as they wear down, usually after about a year to a year and a half or so, depending
on how the e-bike is ridden. Also, the brake cables may have to be adjusted for tension.
You can only service the brakes yourself if you have extensive experience servicing drum brakes.
Please do not attempt to service the drum brakes if you are not absolutely sure how to do it.
Adjusting the Brake Cable Tension
From time to time, you may need to adjust the brake cable tension, to loosen or tighten the drum
brakes.
On your drum brakes, a small wing nut rides up and down a threaded bolt, moving the brake
cable and tightening or loosening the brake pads.
Just outside the casing, near the drum brake, the brake cable joins the drum brake. A small wing
nut allows you to adjust the tension.
1.
Locate the wing nut on the drum brake. 2. To tighten the brakes, turn the wing nut
clockwise. 3. To loosen the brakes, turn the wing nut counter-clockwise. 4. Adjust the
tension until the drum brakes are tight enough to provide for proper safety
but are loose enough to allow the wheel to move freely when the brake is not engaged.
Warning
Your brakes are a critical safety feature. Do not excessively loosen the drum brakes. If you do not
keep them sufficiently tight, your drum brakes will fail and your e-bike will not be able to stop
properly.
Servicing the Battery
Please consult the special section “The Battery” in this manual for information about servicing or
handling your battery.