it looks like you might have way too much slack in that brake cable so both sides are sort of just hanging loosely. can you try loosening the bolt on the right hand side of your first picture and taking in some of that cable to see if adding tension gets them more aligned?
The small screws at the bottom of the brake arms (next to the brake post) preload the springs to change the gap. To get a pad closer to the rim, open the screw. To get it away from the rim, close.
Start with the side furthest from the rim, and make sure you do not get the screw completely out. If it’s all the way out, switch to the other side.
Six_days_au on
Centre the brakes by adjusting the spring tension with the phillips-head screws near the pivot point.
You have one brake caliper that is making contact with the rim and rubbing, the other is open.
Adjust the rubbing side by subtly tightening the screw. Check the adjustment through the lever, the goal is to see both calipers spring back about the same amount.
Alternately, if the adjustment screw is somewhat tight, then adjust the open side by loosening the screw
Here’s a video. First you need the Centering section. I advise to watch it all
Here are instructions on adjusting brakes: the alignment issue can be fixed by following the steps in Part 6: Centering but I recommend going through the whole process (part 3 onwards as the brakes are already installed)
Adjust the spring tensioner on each caliper so brake pulls up evenly
element4all on
First thing, take your pads off and flip the order of half moon washers so it’s skinny combo facing the wheel and the thicker combo is on outside of brake arm. That will help bring yours arms inward more providing more tension on the brake arm springs, all this while snugging up the slack of cable and re-pinching it under the bolt.
By having more tension on the springs will make the tension adjust screw do a lot more meaningful adjustments.
With how spread the arms are now you will more than likely have both screws pretty much screwed in as far as possible
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it looks like you might have way too much slack in that brake cable so both sides are sort of just hanging loosely. can you try loosening the bolt on the right hand side of your first picture and taking in some of that cable to see if adding tension gets them more aligned?
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The small screws at the bottom of the brake arms (next to the brake post) preload the springs to change the gap. To get a pad closer to the rim, open the screw. To get it away from the rim, close.
Start with the side furthest from the rim, and make sure you do not get the screw completely out. If it’s all the way out, switch to the other side.
Centre the brakes by adjusting the spring tension with the phillips-head screws near the pivot point.
You have one brake caliper that is making contact with the rim and rubbing, the other is open.
Adjust the rubbing side by subtly tightening the screw. Check the adjustment through the lever, the goal is to see both calipers spring back about the same amount.
Alternately, if the adjustment screw is somewhat tight, then adjust the open side by loosening the screw
Here’s a video. First you need the Centering section. I advise to watch it all
[Brake Caliper Mounting & Adjustment – Linear Pull & V Brake](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMa9UqY9obk&t=269s)
Agree that the cable is likely too slack.
Here are instructions on adjusting brakes: the alignment issue can be fixed by following the steps in Part 6: Centering but I recommend going through the whole process (part 3 onwards as the brakes are already installed)
https://www.parktool.com/en-us/blog/repair-help/linear-pull-brake-service
Adjust the spring tensioner on each caliper so brake pulls up evenly
First thing, take your pads off and flip the order of half moon washers so it’s skinny combo facing the wheel and the thicker combo is on outside of brake arm. That will help bring yours arms inward more providing more tension on the brake arm springs, all this while snugging up the slack of cable and re-pinching it under the bolt.
By having more tension on the springs will make the tension adjust screw do a lot more meaningful adjustments.
With how spread the arms are now you will more than likely have both screws pretty much screwed in as far as possible