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post Feb 10 2022, 09:52 PM
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What a great build this is! Everything is so minty
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post Feb 11 2022, 08:31 PM
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QUOTE(raynekat @ Feb 10 2022, 08:47 PM) *

QUOTE(bkrantz @ Feb 10 2022, 07:12 PM) *

A rather big thing got delivered today (the box, no the bike).


Nice Schwinn.

Oh...the tool box. Yeah, nice.


That's my Ritchey Break-away. It has a cross geometry frame that separates into two sections, and then everything fits into a barely-legal airline size case. When I had my corporate job, and often spent weeks traveling, I took the bike with me. Now it is my go-to bike, for commuting to the nearby college campus and for fun exercise rides.
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post Feb 11 2022, 08:32 PM
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QUOTE(BillJ @ Feb 10 2022, 08:52 PM) *

What a great build this is! Everything is so minty


Thanks. But by the time I get done, I will not be minty.
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post Feb 11 2022, 08:33 PM
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Brake check! The pressure held overnight, a good sign.


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post Feb 11 2022, 08:35 PM
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Even better, no leaks, even at the troublesome right rear caliper.


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post Feb 11 2022, 08:37 PM
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Master cylinder fittings also dry. Yeah!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cheer.gif)

I feel like I have been high-centered trying to get the brake system sealed up.


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post Feb 11 2022, 08:39 PM
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So feeling confident, I re-attached the parking brake cables and tightened the rear caliper mounting bolts.


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post Feb 11 2022, 08:42 PM
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Then I finally got back to starting to bleed the system. I used the pressure bottle to bleed all four corners twice, with lots of tapping of components and a few pumps of the brake pedal. I could hear some action in rear.

After this first effort, the initial pedal is still low (but not "zero").


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post Feb 11 2022, 08:44 PM
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And the pedal pumps up to normal with about 3 or 4 strokes. I think this is a good start.


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post Feb 11 2022, 08:45 PM
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The postman (person?) delivered 2 more bottles of Iron-X.


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post Feb 11 2022, 08:47 PM
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I went back to the wheel that I started with the bit of Iron-X I had on my shelf. Lots of purple means lots of iron crud getting dissolved.


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post Feb 11 2022, 08:49 PM
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Halfway there. This new batch is still smelly, and works perhaps a bit better.


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post Feb 11 2022, 08:50 PM
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After about an hour of treating, soaking, scrubbing, and rinsing--done! Just one more wheel to go.


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post Feb 12 2022, 08:50 PM
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I did another round of brake system bleeding, and have a firmer pedal. I also adjusted the rear caliper pad clearance.

First, I removed the pad spreader spring.


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post Feb 12 2022, 08:55 PM
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For the outer adjuster, I have the perfect wrench: a Facom socket wrench. This has an open end to allow the Allen wrench through.


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post Feb 12 2022, 08:57 PM
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Clearance set. I used .008" for the initial running. Once everything is settled, I will try for .004"


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post Feb 12 2022, 08:59 PM
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On the inside, I unscrewed the new PMB caps (with 5 mm hex indents).


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post Feb 12 2022, 09:00 PM
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The adjuster on the inside takes a 4 mm Allen wrench.


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post Feb 12 2022, 09:01 PM
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I adjusted the inside pad also to .008".


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post Feb 12 2022, 09:02 PM
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I put a dab of anti-seize on the cap before installing.


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