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May 17, 2015 at 17:57 #127235
When I put in the wheel on my 1999 gt xcr-3000 at regular QR tightness it comes out of the dropouts on the first brake. If I crank it down to the point where I can barely undo it lasts 1-7 rides without coming out. But I always eventually does. When I inspect it it doesn’t look like it’s shifted at all. Keep in mind that that bike didn’t come with discs on it. Are the brakes I got on it to strong? I have 160mm hydraulic disc brakes on it. On the internet I’ve also seen the same bike with bigger brakes on it. I do have an adapter that reaches down to the dropouts. I know it’s shifted because I have bigger tires on my bike and even the smallest shift can cause the tire to rub against the rear triangle.
Cavermatthew
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May 17, 2015 at 18:28 #127236
Can we see some pics of the skewer and brake setup? I’m having problems tracking what you’re explaining.
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May 17, 2015 at 18:32 #127237
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/your … 9781923312
This is the setup. The wheel shifts it the dropouts, even though it’s on TIGHT. I’m worried it might be the power of the brakes trying to pull it out.
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May 17, 2015 at 18:37 #127238
I unfortuntely can’t see any details in that particular photo but can tell you that there are no disk brakes too powerful for QR9 axles. I’ve run 210 MM rotors with twin piston calipers on downhill runs on my Fuji which runs the same axles without ever having an issue.
Not being able to see your particular brake setup or skewer, I can’t even hazard a guess that would be of any value.
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May 17, 2015 at 18:47 #127239
this is the QR, made for the adapter
https://plus.google.com/u/0/11248794427 … 9781923312
This is the adapter
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May 17, 2015 at 18:53 #127240
Both the links result in an error from Google:
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May 17, 2015 at 18:57 #127241
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May 17, 2015 at 19:00 #127242
Try now
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May 17, 2015 at 19:08 #127243
Ok, here’s my best guess, having never used that setup.
The location of the caliper is causing your issue, I think. If you look at standard disc setups, the caliper sits above and to the front of the axle. When clamping, the centrifugal force of the rotating wheel pushes up on the axle. In your setup, to the rear and above the axle, when the brake is clamped, the same force in action pulls down on the axle, which is causing it to eventually exit the dropouts.
I was originally going to suggest a skewer with more aggressive teeth on the mating surface, but to be completely honest, I wouldn’t trust my well being to that particular brake setup. I’d rather use rim brakes.
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May 17, 2015 at 19:11 #127244
Is there any easy and cheap way to fix that without converting back to rim brakes.
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May 17, 2015 at 19:44 #127245
I’m sorry to say that I do not. Perhaps someone with more knowledge of that conversion will drop in with some suggestions.
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August 6, 2015 at 19:48 #127246
You could try using a skewer that tightens with an Allen key instead of a qr
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August 7, 2015 at 13:24 #127247
I realized what is happening a week ago and I don’t think I can fix it. It is very complicated and very irregular so I don’t think you guys can help. I’m going to keep trying to fix it but if I haven’t by winter I am going to buy a used frame and switch all the parts over.
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