Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair

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Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair; 3rd edition addresses the most advanced materials and technologies used in today's bicycles, without taking in consideration the basics all bicycle owners need to know to maintain and repair their rides. Each job is carefully explained in a way that makes sense to a novice mechanic and the experience wrench person. Each repair or maintenance project has easy to follow steps, complete with photographs, examples and helpful tips. Very complete. The last book of bicycle repairs instructions that you will need. Table of contents Foreword Introduction 1 Basic mechanical skills Threaded Fastener Tension & Torque Lubrication, ThreadLockers, & Cleaners Bearing Systems Diagnosing & Solving Mechanical Problems Tools & Tool Selection Repair Stands Home Shop Setup Maintenance Schedule 2 Tires & tubes Wheel Removal Removal of Tire & Tube from Rim Inner Tube Inspection Cut at Valve Base Leaky Valve Core Large Shredded Hole Hole on the Rim Strip Side of Tube Long Cut or Rip Single Puncture or Small Hole Double Slits Tire Inspection Rim Strip Inner Tube Repair Pre-Glued Patch Repair Inner Tube Repair with Self‑Vulcanizing Patches Inner Tube Sealants Tire Liners Temporary Tire Repair with Tire Boot Inner Tube Valves Tire & Tube Sizing Installation of Tire & Tube on Wheel Wheel Installation Front Wheels with Disc Brakes Solid Axle Types Thru-Axle Systems Tubeless Systems Tubeless Conversion Systems Tubular Tires 3 Rear sprockets Cassette Sprocket Removal & Installation Freewheel Sprocket Removal & Installation Single-Speed Removal Sprocket Inspection & Cleaning Fixed Gear Sprockets 4 Hubs Hub Bearing Service: Adjustable Cup‑and‑Cone Type Disassembly Parts Inspection Assembly Hub Adjustment Oversized Axle Service: Campagnolo® and Shimano® Hub Adjustment: Solid Axle Cup-and-cone Freehub Removal & Installation Cartridge Bearing Hubs Mavic® Hub (Level 1 Type) 5 Wheel truing Wheel Truing Overview Lateral True Radial True Rim Centering (Dish) Tension Truing Procedures Lateral Truing Radial Truing Wheel Centering (Dishing) Spoke Tension Broken & Damaged Spoke Replacement Wheel Wear, Damage, & Repair 6 Pedals Pedal Removal Pedal Installation Damage to Crank Pedal Threads Pedal Bearing Service 7 Cranksets Crank Types Crank Removal & Installation Self-Extracting Crank Systems Three-Piece Cranks: Octalink®, ISIS Drive, Square Spindle, Power Spline™, and Power Drive™ Two-Piece Compression Slotted Cranks: Shimano® and FSA® Two-Piece Cranks Using Wave Washer: FSA® MegaExo® and SRAM® GXP® PF Two-Piece Self-Extracting Cranks: Truvativ®, SRAM® GXP® Two-Piece Pre-Load Adjuster Nut Cranks: Truvativ®, SRAM® BB30 I-A, and FSA® Afterburner™ Campagnolo® and Fulcrum® Ultra-Torque® Cranks Campagnolo® Power Torque™ Cranks Specialized® S-Works® Cranks Bottom Bracket System Types Threaded Standards Non-Threaded Standards BB86 and BB92 BB90 and BB95 BB30 PF30 386EVO BBright® Bottom Bracket Bearing Service for Non-Threaded Shells BB30 Bearings PF30 and BBright® Bearings BB30 and PF30 Adaptors for non‑BB30 Cranks BB86, BB90, BB92, BB95 Bearings (Shimano® PF and GXP® PF) Campagnolo® Ultra-Torque® and Fulcrum® Bearings Campagnolo® Power Torque™ Bearings Campagnolo® BB30 Bearing Adaptors Bottom Bracket Bearing Service for Threaded Shells Threaded Bottom Bracket with Two‑Piece Cranks Threaded Cartridge Bottom Brackets: ISIS Drive, Octalink®, and Square Spindle Threaded Adjustable Bottom Bracket Bearings Bottom Bracket Removal Bottom Bracket Installation Bottom Bracket Adjustment Chainrings Chainring Replacement Chainring Wear and Damage 8 Chains Chain Sizing for Derailleur Bikes Chain Sizing with Chain Retention System Chain Removal New Chain Installation on Derailleur Bikes Shimano® and FSA® Chains with Connecting Rivet Campagnolo® 10-Speed Chain Campagnolo® 11-Speed Chain Setting or Peening of 11-Speed Coupling Rivet Chains with Master Link Chain with Reusable Rivets Tight Link Repair Chain Sizing and Tension Adjustment: Two-Sprocket Bicycles Chain Tension: Two-Sprocket Bikes Chain Tension: Two-Sprocket Bikes with Chain Tension Idler Device Chain Tension: Eccentric Bottom Brackets on Tandem and Single-Speeds Tandem Crank Synchronizing Chain Wear and Damage Chain Cleaning Chain Lubrication 9 Derailleur systems Cable System Cable Housing Length and Routing Cable Lubrication Shift Levers Flat Bar Trigger Shifters Twist Grip Shifters Above-the-Bar Shifters Drop Bar Integral Brake/Shift Levers Campagnolo® Down Tube Shifters Bar End Shifters Front Derailleur Derailleur Cable Attachment Height Adjustment Rotational Adjustment Limit Screw Adjustment L-Limit Screw H-Limit screw Front Index Adjustment: Three‑Chainring Bikes Front Index Adjustment: Two‑Chainring Bikes Front Derailleur Performance Shimano® Front Derailleur FD-9000 Shimano® FD-9000 Front Derailleur Adjustment Rear Derailleur Derailleur Capacity and Maximum Sprocket Size Derailleur Installation Derailleur Cable Attachment Limit Screw Adjustment H-Limit Screw L-Limit Screw B-Screw Adjustment Index Adjustment Shimano® Rapid Rise™ Derailleurs Clutch System Rear Derailleurs Chainline Derailleur Hanger Alignment & Repair Derailleur Wear & Service Troubleshooting Derailleur Systems Electronic Shift Derailleurs Shimano® Di2® Intelligent System Shifters Di2® Battery Front Derailleur Rear Derailleur Crash Feature Campagnolo® EPS® Derailleurs: Super Record®, Record®, and Athena® EPS® Rear Derailleur Adjustment EPS® Front Derailleur Adjustment EPS® Derailleur Ride-Setting Crash Mode and Ride Home Mode EPS® Battery and Charging Unit Troubleshooting 10 Internal gear systems SRAM® DualDrive™ SRAM® I-Motion® 9 Shimano® Nexus Inter-7®, Nexus Inter‑8®, & Alfine® Hubs 11 Caliper disc brake systems Caliper Types Brake Pads Disc Brake Rotors Hydraulic Brake Systems Hydraulic Brake Levers Hydraulic Disc Calipers Hydraulic Brake Caliper Alignment Hydraulic Brake Fluid Service Shimano® Hydraulic Brakes Brake Pad Removal and Replacement Brake Bleeding Magura® Hydraulic Caliper Brakes Hayes® Hydraulic Caliper Brakes Avid® Hydraulic Caliper Brakes Tektro® Hydraulic Caliper Brakes Mechanical Disc Brake Systems Brake Lever Caliper Pad Alignment and Clearance Shimano® Mechanical Disc Brakes Tektro® Mechanical Disc Brakes Hayes® Mechanical Disc Brakes Avid® Mechanical Disc Brakes 12 Caliper rim brake systems Brake Levers Upright Handlebar Brake Levers Drop Bar Brake Levers Cable System Cable Lubrication Cable Housing Length Caliper Rim Brakes Brake Pads Brake Pad Alignment Vertical Height Alignment Tangential Alignment Vertical Face Alignment Pad Toe Linear-Pull Caliper Adjustment Cantilever Caliper Adjustment Dual-Pivot Caliper Adjustment Side-Pull Caliper Adjustment 13 Handlebars, stems, saddles, & seatposts Upright Handlebars Bar Grips Drop Style Handlebars (Road Bars) Clip-On and Aero Handlebars Stems Quill Stems Threadless Stems Saddles Seatposts 14 Headsets Headset Types Headset Service Threadless Headset Service Threadless Headset Adjustment Threaded Headset Service Threaded Headset Adjustment Headset Replacement & Installation Headset Stack Height Pressed Headset Removal Pressed Headset Installation Fork Crown Race Installation Fork Steering Column Sizing Threadless Steering Columns Star Nut and Compression Plug Installation Threaded Steering Columns 15 Frame & fork Frame Components Fork Head Tube Top Tube Down Tube Seat Tube Chain Stay Seat Stay Dropouts Bottom Bracket Shell Swing Arm Frame Construction & Service Steel Aluminium Titanium Carbon Fiber 16 Suspension Spring Systems Helical Compression Springs Elastomer and Rubber Springs Air (Gas) Springs Shocks (Dampers) Suspension Linkages Service & Tuning Spring Preload Fluid Viscosity Valving Linkage Cyclist Posture Tire Contact 17 On-ride repair Tool Choices Repair Procedures Flat Tire Cut or Ripped Tire Broken Spoke Dented Rim Broken Chains Chain Suck Twisted Chain Squeaky and Noisy Chain Rear Derailleur Shifting into the Spokes or Frame Derailleur Not Indexing Properly Broken Derailleur Body, Cage, or Hanger Missing Derailleur Pulleys Front Derailleur Cage Bent or Twisted Crank Falling Off Pedals Falling Off Bent Crank Bottom Bracket Loose or Falling Apart Broken Derailleur Cable Broken Brake Cable Twisted or Bent Handlebars or Stem Bent Frame or Fork Bent Saddle or Seat Post 18 Reference Materials A Tool List B Glossary C Torque Recommendations Torque Conversion Scale D Headset Standards E Bike Map