Trek Madone 2016 - Installing the rear brake housing

Installing the rear brake housing
TOOLS AND MATERIALS REQUIRED
• Frame
• Electrical tape
• Foam sleeve
• Handlebar
(with levers installed)
• Non-drive side
bearing top cap
1. Pass the rear brake housing through the non-drive
side of the top cap.
FBC
FDC
RDC
RBC
NON-DRIVE SIDE
BEARING TOP CAP
SMALLER END
TOWARDS FRONT
OF BIKE
ACCESS
HOLE
REAR BRAKE HOUSING
2. To minimize rattle of the housing in the top tube,
pass the housing through the foam sleeve until the
front edge of the sleeve nearest the handlebar is
60mm from where the housing exits the bottom of
the stem. Secure the foam with tape.
60mm
FOAM SLEEVE
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INSTALLING THE REAR BRAKE HOUSING
3. Pull the rear brake cable halfway
out of the lever.
REAR BRAKE
CABLE
4. Slide the rear brake housing onto the installation
cable coming out of the head tube, until the two
cables meet.
REAR BRAKE CABLE
REAR BRAKE
HOUSING
INSTALLATION
CABLE
5. Push the housing through the top tube until it
pushes the installation cable out the hole in the
rear of the seat tube.
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