NOTE: These instructions supplement the CODA Disc Brake Owner's Manual, which fully outlines brake tubing cutting,
shortening, replacement, and brake bleeding. If you choose to install the standoff yourself, please also refer to those
instructions for complete details.
CAUTION:
CAUTION:
Remove wheel and pads from the system before disconnecting brake
lines! Make sure that the pads and brake rotor stay clean and free of oil, grease, and
brake fluid. Before handling the brake pads or rotor, clean the outside of the brake
lines, caliper, and lever with the recommended Dawn
R
detergent and hot water
solution, rinse with clean water, and allow to air dry, and wash your hands! If the
rotors are contaminated with brake fluid, clean them with the Dawn and hot water
solution, rinse with clean water, and allow to air dry. If the pads are contaminated,
discard them and use new pads.
The tubing connection standoff must be installed at the caliper end of the brake to be used with the included sintered
metal brake pads. The standoff uses three compression screws and ferrules, each of which must be tightened to 69-78
In-Lbs (8-9 Nm).
If you have a year 2001 or later Cannondale that is already equipped with the tubing connection standoff, you do not
need to replace it to use the sintered metal pads. Also, once a standoff is installed on the brake, all service to the brake
line (such as shortening) should be done to the brake lever end of the tubing.
1. Thread the caliper pad clearance adjusters all the way out (for maximum pad clearance.)
2. Remove the wheel and the brake pads from the bike. Pull back the plastic cover at the caliper, exposing the brake
line compression screw.
3. Using an 8mm wrench, unthread the compression screw and pull the brake line out of the caliper.
Do not activate the brake lever with the line disconnected!
4. Slip a compression screw and compression ferrule over one end of the bent steel tubing, so that the threads of the
screw face towards the outside, and the sharp edge of the ferrule faces towards the screw. See Fig. 2. Push the steel
tubing all the way into the standoff union, and tighten the
compression screw to 69-78 In-Lbs (8-9 Nm) by holding the
standoff union with a 10mm wrench and tightening the
screw with an 8mm wrench. See Fig. 3.
Fig.3
Fig.3
Fig.2
Fig.2
69-78 In-Lbs
(8-9 Nm)
