Anyone know what this is and how many bearings?

[ebikester]

I just got finished replacing the 11-34 freewheel and wanted to open up my brake pads to make it a little easier to put the wheel back on so I tried turning this thing, which is on the brake and some tiny bb's or individual ball bearings fell out. I thought I heard two fall out and hit the wood floor but I could only find one. Does anyone know how many steel balls are supposed to be inside this space which is on the brake adjuster knob?

 

[Johny Rocket]

I just got finished replacing the 11-34 freewheel and wanted to open up my brake pads to make it a little easier to put the wheel back on so I tried turning this thing, which is on the brake and some tiny bb's or individual ball bearings fell out. I thought I heard two fall out and hit the wood floor but I could only find one. Does anyone know how many steel balls are supposed to be inside this space which is on the brake adjuster knob?

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A coil spring and a ball

 

[Notabum]

The ball is a detent to make a "click" and hold the adjustment setting in place. A section of spring you may get from a pen. The ball???? Hardware store?
Keep looking the somewhere down range.

 

[Taylor57]

I just got finished replacing the 11-34 freewheel and wanted to open up my brake pads to make it a little easier to put the wheel back on so I tried turning this thing, which is on the brake and some tiny bb's or individual ball bearings fell out. I thought I heard two fall out and hit the wood floor but I could only find one. Does anyone know how many steel balls are supposed to be inside this space which is on the brake adjuster knob?

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Send Lectric an email and they will put the ball and spring in the mail to you.

 

[ebikester]

Send Lectric an email and they will put the ball and spring in the mail to you.

Thanks. yeah I did and they're sending me a new one.

 

[ebikester]

The ball is a detent to make a "click" and hold the adjustment setting in place. A section of spring you may get from a pen. The ball???? Hardware store?
Keep looking the somewhere down range.

That makes total sense..

 

[PedalUma]

From the photo it looks like the inner adjustment for mechanical discs. If you need help adjusting your brakes because they are rubbing or are soft, just ask me anytime. I will talk to you about the rubber band technique. Is it a skewer axle?

 

[ebikester]

The spring and bearing feel out when I loosened it too far so the company is sending me a new one. Until then I'm just using the front brake in case.