Bugaboo Cameleon 1 and 3 Brake Handle Replacement

Written By: Rebecca Dowling

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Bugaboo Cameleon 1 and 3 Brake Handle Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

15 minutes

Introduction

This guide is created by five students of the TU Delft, Pieter, Mansour, Yvo, Suzanne and Rebecca, to make older models of Bugaboo strollers more repairable if spare parts are no longer available. The Bugaboo frames are very durable, and often outlive the period in which spare parts are available for order.

Parts that most often break were 3D-modeled, and the files were used to print new parts with a performance that is acceptable and safe according to Bugaboo requirements.

Tools

Step 1

Remove both screws on the inner side of the black plastic part, connecting the brake to the frame.
Make sure not to lose the screws, since you will need them for the reassembly

Step 2

Remove the left piece that is holding the brake handle.

Step 3

Pull the brake line down and take the brake handle out of the black plastic part.

Step 4

Take the brake cable out of the groove in the brake handle.

Step 5

Pry the inside part out of the brake with a flat screwdriver.
Inside the brakes resides a spring. This can cause the part to fly out of the brake handle when the inner part is not clammed anymore.

Step 6

Put the spring into the replacement brake handle.

Step 7

Insert the inner piece of the brake handle into the replacement part. You have to align the small projection on the inner piece with the hole of the brake handle.
Use force until the inner piece is clamped into the brake handle.

Step 8

Insert the brake cable back into the brake handle.
The picture shows the brake handle without the inner parts inserted. This is not correct and you should first insert the inner pieces as shown in the previous steps before starting with this step.