Brake assembly How do you attach the brake cable to the handle bar grip? The knob at the end of the cable is not fitting in to the slotted screw on the handle bar. The part of the brake on the wheel was already assembled, I just can't get it attached to the "hand-pull" break grip. have the brake wire all connected, but upon squeezing brake, it doesnt tighten the brakes on the tire?
Cycling - Huffy - Disney Princess 16 in. Girls Bicycle
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I did no find assembly instructions specific to this model. From what I see in pictures and descriptions it looks like a standard caliper brake on the front wheel. The knob/plug on the cable should fit into a groove and hole on the brake lever if the cable is slack enough to make the connection. You may have to loosen the cable tension nuts at the caliper and at the brake handle (labeled 1 & 2 in the instructions) to get enough slack.
Generic instructions are at: http://www.huffy.com/resources/pdfs/multispeed_manual.pdf
See pages 21-23 for instructions about adjusting the brakes. You will have to do this after making the connection and it shows the various cable tension nuts that you can use to get enough slack in the cable to connect it. If you loosen the cable tension nuts (1&2) enough you should be able to remove the cable from the slot through the housing, expose the attachment slot in the brake handle by pressing it against the handlebar, insert the knob/plug into the hole and then work the cable back into the slot in the housing. Tighten up the tension nuts and make the final adjustments as described in the instructions.