[RBW] Re: Stuck Tektro R559 QR...any suggestions?

2015-08-18 Thread 'jinxed' via RBW Owners Bunch
I'll echo David to check cable housing. Specifically where it seats in the adjuster barrel, as sometimes the housing can come out and get hung up on the ferrule. I had problems specifically with my front brake doing this at the lever. I was using non-aero levers and the housing would pop out of

[RBW] Re: Stuck Tektro R559 QR...any suggestions?

2015-08-18 Thread Lungimsam
Thanks for the suggestions. I hope I don't have to replace the housing...undoing all that shellaced bartape and twine would be a bummer. Now that you mention it, last week I was lifting my bars all the way out to re-grease the shaft after 2 years of unmoved placement in the steerer tube, and I

[RBW] Re: Stuck Tektro R559 QR...any suggestions?

2015-08-18 Thread David Banzer
Sounds like a cable/housing issue. I'd loosen the cable and see if it can move freely forward/backward without any resistance. David Chicago On Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 1:55:31 PM UTC-5, Lungimsam wrote: My front Tektro R559 on my Sam won't snap open to quick release. Works fine for