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PART 3
(C) Through Axle Type
8. Install Front Wheel
GT Bicycle Owner’s Manual
Remove the disc brake shipping spacer from the caliper. This is a brightly colored plastic spacer used
with hydraulic disc brakes. After the spacer is removed, before the wheel is installed, do not pull the
front brake lever. If you accidentally pull the front brake lever the brake pads will need to be pushed
outwards to allow the wheel to be installed.
Lift the fork and position the front wheel under the fork. First align the brake rotor (the shiny disc
attached to the wheel) with the brake caliper (the part mounted to the fork). As you lower the fork,
carefully position the wheel so that the brake rotor fits into the slot in the brake caliper. Next lower the
fork further and align the hub axle ends with the fork dropouts.
Be sure that the axle at both ends of the hub is fully engaged with the dropouts on the fork. Push down
on the front of the bike and hold the bike upright. When fully and properly engaged you will see that the
wheel is centered in the fork, that there is the same amount of space between the tire and the inside of
the fork on both sides.
Push the through axle through the hole in the left dropout and the hole in the axle. When you feel
resistance stop pushing. Begin threading, with an allen wrench or the built-in lever. You will see and feel
the through axle threading into the threads in the right dropout until it stops turning. Torque to torque
value marked on the through axle. This part must be very tight.
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