SRAM SRAM SPECTRO T3 Guide

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G E A R C H A N G I N G
• K eep p ed alin g w ith o u t effo r t as
y o u c h an ge gear s .
• S h o u ld th e d es ir ed gear n o t
en gage im m ed iately , s to p
p ed alin g fo r a s h o r t m o m en t.
• C h an ge gears in tim e b efo r e
go in g u p h ill.
B R A K I N G
W h en rid in g d o w n a lo n g an d
s teep s lo p e it is ab s o lu tely
n ec es s ary to ap p ly als o th e
s ec o n d b rak e (fro n t w h eel b rak e)
altern ately , to allo w th e r ear b r ak e
to c o o l d o w n .
B ic y c les eq u ip p ed w ith S R A M
i-B R A K E : p leas e read th e i-B R A K E
u s er m an u al.
V e r sio n w ith c o a ste r b ra k e :
Caution:
H e ating th e c oas te r b rak e too
s e v e r e ly c an le ad to los s of
lub ric ant, c aus ing too s h arp
a b r ak ing ac tion. In s uc h c as e
p le as e c ontac t y our d e ale r.
V e r sio n w ith d ru m b r a k e :
• T h e d r u m b rak e c an b e
c o n tro lled v er y p r ec is ely an d
p ro v id es v ery effec tiv e b rak in g
d ec eleratio n c o m p ared w ith
c o n v en tio n al b ic y c les b r ak es .
H o w ev er th e d ru m b rak e o n ly
reac h es m ax im u m b rak in g
p o w er after a c ertain b reak in g in
p erio d .
• T o get u s ed to th e n ew b rak e,
o p erate th e b r ak e lev er c arefu lly
to ac q u ire a feel fo r th e d ru m
b rak e’s d ec eler atio n .
• D o n o t rin s e h u b w ith b en z in e,
p etro leu m etc . as th is c o u ld
p ro d u c e im p u rities in th e
b rak ep ad s .
Caution:
• T h e b r ak e anc h or p late m us t b e
re p lac e d if oil or oth e r s ub -
s tanc e s c ontaining g r e as e g e t
into th e b rak e p ad s . O ily b rak e
p ad s re d uc e b rak ing e ffe c t and
c aus e th e b r ak e to fail c om -
p le te ly . T h is m ay r e s ult in ac c i-
d e nts w ith e x tr e m e ly s e r ious
injurie s .
• If th e b ic y c le is le ft s tand ing for
long p e r iod s , a rus t film in th e
b rak e d rum m ay inc re as e
b rak ing e ffe c t. F or th is re as on,
s tart b y b r ak ing g e ntly a fe w
tim e s th e ne x t tim e th e b ic y c le
is us e d to re m ov e th e rus t film .
T h is w ill p re v e nt th e b r ak e fr om
loc k ing s ud d e nly .
• D o not touc h h ub afte r
c y c ling - ris c of b urning .
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R E M O V A L
• S et th e ro tatio n al s h ifter in gear
p o s itio n „ 3“ .
•A p p ly fin gertip p r es s u re o n to th e
m etal k ey (2, Fig. 2) o f ad ju s ter
s leev e (1) to r eleas e it fro m th e
p u ll r o d (3).
• R em o v e d eflec tio n p u lley (5, Fig. 1 ) .
• U n s c rew s p ec ial ty p e ax le n u t (6)
an d ax le n u t fro m o th er ax le en d .
R em o v e n o n -tu rn w as h er(s ) (7).
• R em o v e w h eel.
R E F I T T I N G
• F it w h eel in d r o p o u ts an d align .
• F it 2 n o n -tu r n w as h ers , 2,5 m m
th ic k (7, Fig. 1 ) o n b o th s id es o f th e
ax le – th e s err atio n s m u s t b ear
again s t th e d ro p o u t an d th e lu g
m u s t en gage in th e d ro p o u t s lo t.
A lter n ativ e: 1 n o n - tu rn w as h er
3,5 m m th ic k o n left ax le en d .
• T igh ten u p s p ec ial ty p e ax le n u t
(6, Fig. 1 ) , an d ax le n u t at o th er
ax le en d . T igh ten in g to rq u e
30 – 40 N m (266 – 350 in .lb s .).
• G u id e ten s io n c h ain (3,
Fig. 1 )
th ro u gh d eflec tio n p u lley (5).
• Po s itio n d eflec tio n p u lley at ax le
n u t (6) an d p u s h u n til it is felt to
lo c k in to p lac e.
T u r n d eflec tio n p u lley u n til th e
c irc u lar area (4, Fig. 2) is at th e
to p .
• S ee p age 13 fo r s h ift ad ju s tm en t.
A d v ic e :
T h e a x le p r o je c tin g a t th e d ro p o u t
m u s t h a v e a s u p p o rtin g th re a d
le n gth o f m in . 8 m m fo r th e a x le
n u t.
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V e r sio n w ith c o a ste r b r a k e /
drum brake:
M o u n t th e b rak e lev er u s in g a
s u itab le c lam p (1, Fig. 3) .
C a u tio n :
M o u n t th e b ra k e le v e r b e tw e e n
th e tw o s tr a p s o f th e fr a m e
c la m p .
T h e c la m p m u s t b e s e a te d o n
th e fr a m e w ith o u t p la y .
U s e a s e lf- lo c k in g n u t!
T igh te n in g to r q u e : 2 – 3 N m
(1 8 – 2 7 in .lb s .).
V e r sio n w ith d ru m b r a k e :
• A ttac h fo r k u n it (2, Fig. 3) to
b rak e lev er (3).
• F o r N L v er s io n d r u m b rak e h u b
w ith s p ec ial lev er (4), o n ly u s e
o rigin al N L b r ak e c ab le (fo rk u n it
(2) is n o t s u itab le).
A d ju stm e nt d r u m b ra k e :
U n s c r ew th e ad ju s tin g s c r ew (5,
Fig. 3) u n til th e b rak e p ad s d r ag
ligh tly .
• A c tu ate th e h an d b rak e lev er
fo rc efu lly s ev eral tim es an d
th en , if n ec es s ar y , tu r n th e ad ju -
s tin g s c r ew fu rth er in ju s t u n til
th e w h eel s tar ts s p in n in g freely .
• L o c k h ex n u t (6).
• R ep eat th e ad ju s tm en t p r o c ed u -
re if th e b rak in g effec t w ear s o ff
after p r o lo n ged u s e o r if th e
h an d b rak e lev er c an b e p u lled
b ac k fu lly to th e h an d leb ar grip .
C a u tio n :
• O n ly u s e b r a k e le v e rs w ith a
c a b le m o v in g d is ta n c e o f a t
le a s t 1 5 m m a n d a m in im u m
le v e r a ge o f 3.8 .
• P le a s e c o n ta c t y o u r d e a le r
if th e c o n tr o l c a b le n e e d s
r e p la c in g.
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Caution:
T h e S R A M T 3 h ub s ar e not
s uitab le for tand e m s , tr ad e m e n’s
d e liv e ry b ic y c le s and s im ilar.
A S S E M B L Y S H I F T E R
• Slide shifter (1, F ig 4 ) o n to
ha n dleb a r.
• M o u n t fix ed g rip (2) o n to en d
o f ha n dleb a r.
• Slide shifter a g a in st fix ed g rip ,
a dju st shifter o n ha n dleb a r a n d
tig hten w ith b o lt (3) w ith a
to rq u e o f 1.7 N m (15 in . lb s.).
• N o t rec o m m en ded fo r u se o n
thin w a lled a lu m in u m ha n dle-
b a rs su c h a s H y p erlite®ty p e
ha n dleb a rs.
Caution:
• Ch e c k th at th e s h ifte r and
b rak e le v e r func tion p r op e rly
and ar e unob s truc te d (re alig n
if ne c e s s ary ).
• F ix e d g r ip s p r ov id e an ax ial
s afe ty func tion. F or th is r e as on,
th e y s h ould b e m ounte d in s uc h
a w ay as to m ak e s ur e th e y d o
not s lip off h and le b ar.
• N e v e r us e lub r ic ants or s olv e nts
to ins tall fix e d g r ip s .
A S S E M B L Y L O C A T I N G
S L E E V E
• Set shifter in g ea r p o sitio n „ 3“ .
• F eed the c o n tro l c a b le (5 , F ig . 6 )
in to the lo c a tin g sleev e, fix a t the
a p p ro p ria te len g th u sin g the
c la m p in g b o lt (1). A lla n k ey
2.5 m m , tig hten in g to rq u e 1.5 N m
(7 – 8 .8 in .lb s).
C A B L E C H A N G E
(s e e Fig . 5 )
• Set shifter in g ea r p o sitio n „ 3“ .
• L ea v e the shifter o n the ha n dleb a r.
• N o n eed to m o v e o ther c o m p o -
n en ts.
• U se o n ly n ew c a b le a n d
c o m p ressio n less c a b le ho u sin g .
• D eta c h the c a b le fro m the
lo c a tin g sleev e.
• R em o v e the c a b le ho u sin g . C u t
the c a b le o ff 15 c m (6 ") fro m the
shifter. D isc a rd the o ld c a b le a n d
c a b le ho u sin g .
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• R em o v e an d d is c ard th e res t o f
th e o ld c ab le (Fig. 5) .
• F eed th e n ew c ab le th ro u gh th e
s h ifter.
• F eed th e c ab le th ro u gh th e n ew
c ab le h o u s in g an d s to p s .
• C o n n ec t th e s h ift c ab le to th e
lo c atin g s leev e (s e e A s s e m b ly
lo c a tin g s le e v e ).
S H I F T A D J U S T M E N T
• S et th e ro tatio n al s h ifter in gear
p o s itio n „ 3“ .
M o v e th e c ran k to c h ec k th at
th e gear is en gaged .
• Pu s h lo c atin g s leev e (2 , Fig. 6 )
o n to th e s m all p u ll ro d (3) u n til
th e c o n tr o l c ab le is tau t. M ak e
s u re th at y o u d o n 't p u ll th e in d i-
c ato r c h ain o u t o f th e d eflec tio n
p u lley (4).
C H E C K
•S et s h ifter in gear p o s itio n "1"
w h ile m o v in g th e c ran k .
•S ettin g to o lo o s e: In gear
p o s itio n "1" th e p u ll ro d c an b e
p u lled o u t o f th e d eflec tio n
p u lley b y h an d .
•S ettin g to o tigh t: It is d iffic u lt to
s et th e s h ifter in gear p o s itio n
"1".
•If r eq u ired , read ju s t th e s h ift
m ec h an is m .
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Caution:
• B r ak e p ad s r e s p . c y lind e rs ,
b r ak e c ab le s , s h ifting c ab le s ,
h and le b ar g r ip s , s p r oc k e ts
and b ic y c le c h ains ar e
w e ar ing p ar ts . Contr ol th is
p ar ts r e g ular ly and r e p lac e in
tim e .
• If th e c oas te r b r ak e is load e d
e x c e s s iv e ly its e ffe c t c an b e
too s tr ong , th e h ub m ay loc k .
In s uc h a c as e th e b r ak e s h e ll
s h ould b e lub ric ate d w ith a
s p e c ial g r e as e (th is s h ould b e
d one b y a p r ofe s s ional only ).
• D o not us e h ig h - p r e s s ure
w ate r w h e n c le aning th e g e ar
h ub (e .g . s tr ong w ate r je ts ,
h ig h - p r e s s ur e c le ane r s e tc .) –
if w ate r p e ne tr ate s it c ould
le ad to func tional p r ob le m s .
• D o n o t u s e s o lv an ts o r c o r ro s iv e
m ater ials to c lean th e c o m p o -
n en ts .
• W h en u s in g th e b ik e d u rin g th e
w in ter m o r e fr eq u en t c lean in g
is n ec es s ar y to p r ev en t d am age
c au s ed b y d e- ic in g s alt.
• C lean d ir ty c h ain s b efo r e
o ilin g. D o n o t u s e an y gr eas e-
d is s o lv in g o r ac id ic agen ts .
C lean in g agen t m u s t b e r in s ed
o ff after a few m in u tes w ith
w ater. A p p ly o il after c h ain is
c o m p letely d r ied .
C o a ste r b r a k e
Im p r o v ed b rak in g in th ir d gear.
F eatu re:
W h en b rak in g in th ir d gear, th e
in d ic ato r c h ain m o v es o u t o f th e
D eflec tio n p u lley b y ap p r o x . o n e
c h ain lin k – after b rak in g, th e
in d ic ato r c h ain retu rn s im m ed iately
to its n o r m al p o s itio n .
M a inte na nc e / C a r e