xt v brake problem

[hamster]

Put the peg in the outbard hole - the holes are a coarse setting for tension, the screws are for fine tuning.

 

[fotorat1]

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If you've tried everything else, I've managed to sort it before by bending the spring outwards so it adds more tension.

I did try this but I was worried about breaking it - but I will give it another go as I have nowt to loose!

Thanks

fixed!! in fact I think I have too much tension in them now!

Thanks Matty

 

[Matty538]

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Glad you sorted it. Hopefully you have more control over the tension with the screws now.

 

[Captain Stupido]

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If you've tried everything else, I've managed to sort it before by bending the spring outwards so it adds more tension.

Late to the party, but yeah, exactly the same experience with the same brakes.

 

[mattr]

Put the peg in the outbard hole - the holes are a coarse setting for tension, the screws are for fine tuning.

Not on parallel push V-brakes.

 

[mattr]

And i've had the same issue with multiple V-brakes, XT and XTR, round spring and square spring. All have been solved with a tweak to the spring. They appear to be fairly robust!

 

[elite504]

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You can now decrease the spring tension a bit buy switching the conical washer packs around on the brake pads. Bigger stack should be brake-pad side. Slimmer stack goes under the bolt.
This way the arms will be a bit further away from the tyre, and there won't be quite so much tension on the spring.