20 Most Recent Bugaboo Cameleon Jogger - Page 4 Questions & Answers

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We have installed the board and have found that the fitting is quite tight. I have noticed that the clips slide slightly when turning the bugaboo over to fit the board, so you need to keep pushing the clips back into place....hope it helps! As an aside, we have bought the seat attachment (not sold/made by bugaboo) which has been fabulous...it has certainly helped when out with the two children and has been the envy of lots of other little ones!

Your inner wire cable is to short in relation to the outer black cable. Check outer cable is correctly seated in to lever assembly and the cable adjuster at the bottom end of the black outer cable. Is the cable adjust wound right back? I've added a link to my tips section you may find more help there. www.fixya.com/support/r7805449-fix_bugaboo_brake

When you pull the brake lever up it does not lock but pops back down? If so undo the two screws that hold the lever assembly together. You'll see an inner button with a spring and the lever. The inner button has ratchet teeth that need to lock into matching teeth on the inside of the black lever holder. If these are worn you can reshape them with a small file or a rotary tool like a Demell. The lever assembly should be kept well lubricated with silicon spray to avoid ware on the teeth. It is the teeth shape that does the locking and not lubricating them wares them down.

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Bugaboo handle issues can be caused by faults in either the release buttons or the hubs and the first job is to try and diagnose the part causing the fault.I'll describe how the locks work then go into more detail on each part.

Two aluminum lock pins sit in channels of the inner hub and extend into pockets in the outer hub, locking the hub. These lock pins are retracted by the rotation of a plastic disk connected to the ends of the lock pins by two small plastic pins on the disk.A wire rod that clips into the disk and runs up the handle to the release button rotates the disk when pulled up buy the release button.There are two versions of the release button.The older pull up knob type and the newer rocker button type. Both versions pull up the wire rod via a plastic block clamped to the wire rod. A compression spring sits above the plastic block keeping it in the downward lock position till upward moment from the release buttons unlocks it.

A lot of locking problems are just poor lubrication so before you start opening parts, get a can of Silicon Spray (Bugaboo use to include a can in their maintenance kit).Any hardware or Gas Station will sell it.Don't use Oil based lubricants like WD40 the main reason being they stain fabrics. Remove the seat unit and lay the stroller on its side faulty hub down.Now look on the inside edge of your handle where it joins the plastic hub, you'll see two slots in the plastic hub and a wire rod in the lower slot.Spray into this slot so lubricant flows down inside the hub.Now wipe off excess with a paper towel and work the release button a few times.If you are lucky your handle now works.

No luck?Then we have to see if the fault is in the hub or the release button.Press or pull the release button while watching the wire rod in the lower slot.It should move 6 to 8 mm.If there is a resistance to this, the hub is at fault.If the rod seems to move freely but the hubs remained locked try pulling the rod a bit further up with a small pair of pliers.If this releases the hub you have a release button fault.If the hub is still locked the fault is in the hub.

Release Button Repair
The old pull up release button is easy to open, a single Phillips screw holds it on and in being so simple makes it unlikely to be your fault.
The rocker button release is not so easy.The left side is part of the brake lever assembly.Remove the two Phillips screws and the inner half of the assembly will come off rocker button attached.The brake lever, inner brake release button and spring will be loose so carefully place aside in a small container till ready to reassemble.The right side has no screws it just clips together.Use a small flat blade screwdriver to pop the joints on the front and back edge's, the inner plate with rocker button attached will come free.There is a metal plate sitting over the hole the rod is in.Take time to remember how it fits in the hole and the angle you take it out.This will make putting it back much easier. The wire rod runs though a white plastic block clamped by an inner metal block with two inset hex screws.The hex key is 0.05 inches or a 99-20 if you have Xcelite hex drivers.Adjust the rod by pulling a few mm though the block and relocking.Don't take up any more then required to unlock the hub other wise the locking rods won't fully engage in the hubs when locked.

Hub Repair
1/. Remove the capped star lock washer. This is the hardest part of the job. Most people try to leaver this off in the hope of re using. First problem with this is you will mark or damage the surrounding plastic, second problem is star locks are not intended for reuse and will never hold as well as when first used. This is a safety issue so I supply a free one with the other hub parts I sell. To find your own Google "Bak-Fin" and go to www.bakfin.com/starlock/domedcap.html , you need the number 8 Domed Star Lock email them to find your local supplier or just check out your nearest supplier of industrial fasteners. Quickest way to remove a capped washer is to carefully cut a slot in the dome with an angle grinder and then use a large screwdriver to carefully prize one side up so you can fit another screwdriver under the star lock.Note the walls of the aluminum hub axel are thin and easily distorted,make sure you only lever the capped star lock and not hub axel.Use one screwdriver as a support and another to lift off the capped star lock.Note it is best to open and repair one side at a time, so your moving and flexing one side of the handle does not dislodge parts in the other side.The hubs and disks are mirrors of each other and not interchangeable the locking rods are interchangeable.The side with the brake lever is left The Bugaboo parts will have an "L" after their serial numbers.

2/.Check the hubs for wear.If too badly worn or damaged you will have too much movement in the locked position.The Frog, Gecko and Chameleon use the same plastic hub so find another frame to salvage hubs from.They are held in by a single aluminum rivet.
The disks have two plastic pins that move the locking rods in and out of the inner hub. Locking into and out of the outer hub.You need to either repair the disk by drilling out the pin stumps and finding a replacement metal screw you can fit /glue in.Or (my preferred choice)have a new metal disk fabricated that will last a lifetime.The locking rods can only be replaced,either by ones salvaged from another frame or new laser cut copies.I prefer the copies as they have been cut from stainless steel.


3/.Reassemble handle locking hub and check operation.If wire rods seem to be in the incorrect position, loosen the top plastic fittings where the handle extends from by removing the small self-tapping screws (note I'm now finding some frames now have pop rivets,drill them out and replace with self tappers) and wiggle things into alignment.(I use a small amount of the silicon grease used for taps to give a smooth action)If all is working well fit the new capped star lock on the hub shaft and tap home. To protect the dome finish I use a large socket from my socket set and an old rubber washer from a toilet cistern.Repeat operation on the other side.

I can't emphasize enough the need to keep Bugaboo hubs well lubricated with silicon spray.They have to endure incredible forces from the handle.To give you some idea, a crow bar of the same length can pull six inch nails out of hard wood!

I do have parts available: laser cut metal disks with stainless steel pins, replacement-locking rods in stainless steel and capped star lock washers. You can contact me at[email protected]

we sent an email to bugaboo via their website and they posted us replacement buttons for ours and we were out of warranty. Not bad!

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I'm going to assume you have the newer lever style handle extension locks. If it's the wing nut type let me know.
The handle extension lever is held in by the pin it pivots on, cut the tip of a smaller size nail and use it to tap out the pin. There should be a rubber block and a matching steel shim under the lever. The lever pushes on the shim and the shim on to the rubber block jamming it against the handle. The steel shim is the usual problem. it slips out. Open the other side and use that shim to get a copy cut. A piece cut out of a tin can could work.

Any bike shop will do! Tyre and tube are a standard size used on a lot of kiddy bikes. Valve is same size as a car so any gas station air line can inflate it. Bugaboo recommend 15 psi / 1 bar. I run 25 to 30 psi.

Bugaboo only sell the harness with the seat frame as on this site www.babycare.nl/bugaboo-cameleon-seat-frame-p-2465.html not cheap!!! Mountain Buggy use the same clips and do sell them as parts shop.mountainbuggy.com/parts/pre-2010/swift/complete-harness this does require a local seamstress to fit.

How to fix a Bugaboo Handle

If you are not a handyperson type, take these instructions to you local Bicycle Mechanic or Small engineering shop.

The bugaboo handle fault is caused by two small plastic pins shearing of a plastic disk that actuates two metal locking rods. Why bugaboo uses a plastic disk for this critical component is beyond me!

1/. Remove the domed star lock washer. This is the hardest part of the job. Most people try to leaver this off in the hope of re using. First problem with this is you will mark or damage the surrounding plastic second is star locks are not intended for reuse and will never hold as well as when first used, so best find a new replacement. A hardware store should be able to source some for you. Quickest way to remove a dome washer is to carefully cut a slot in the dome with an angle grinder and then use a large screwdriver to prize off.
Note it is best to open and repair one side at a time, so your moving and flexing one side of the handle does not dislodge parts in the other side.

2/. The lock mechanism is very simple; a wire rod rotates a plastic disk. The disk has two plastic pins that move the locking rods in and out of the inner hub into and out of the outer hub. You need to ether repair the disk by drilling out the pin stumps and finding a replacement metal screw you can fit / glue in. Or (my preferred choice) have a new metal disk fabricated that will last a lifetime.

3/. Reassemble handle locking hub and check operation. (I use a small amount of the grease used for taps to give a smooth action) If all has well fit, the new star dome on the hub shaft and tap home. To protect the dome finish I use a large socket from my socket set and an old rubber washer from a toilet cistern.

4/. Repeat operation on the other side. Note the disks are mirror images of each other and are not interchangeable. Bugaboo calls the side with the brake lever “LEFT” the disk will have a serial number that ends with “L”. I have had metal disks laser cut and stainless steel pins fitted. Cost of a disk with a new star dome washer is $75 New Zealand. If you like one or a set, you can contact me [email protected]

Regards

Steve

Hi,

You can get these from www.bugaboo.com

Hope this helps.

The large white buttons you push in are the problem. You can buy them. I found them at www.babycare.nl/spare-parts-bugaboo-cameleon-c-34_124_153.html

I've attached my "How to Fix" Usually a "loose" side means both locking pins have broken. If you or any future readers find this useful please tick the box saying so and rate it. If you find it hard to understand please let me know.
Bugaboo handle issues can be caused by faults in either the release buttons or the hubs and the first job is to try and diagnose the part causing the fault.I'll describe how the locks work then go into more detail on each part.

Two aluminum lock pins sit in channels of the inner hub and extend into pockets in the outer hub, locking the hub. These lock pins are retracted by the rotation of a plastic disk connected to the ends of the lock pins by two small plastic pins on the disk.A wire rod that clips into the disk and runs up the handle to the release button rotates the disk when pulled up buy the release button.There are two versions of the release button.The older pull up knob type and the newer rocker button type. Both versions pull up the wire rod via a plastic block clamped to the wire rod. A compression spring sits above the plastic block keeping it in the downward lock position till upward moment from the release buttons unlocks it.

A lot of locking problems are just poor lubrication so before you start opening parts, get a can of Silicon Spray (Bugaboo use to include a can in their maintenance kit).Any hardware or Gas Station will sell it. Don't use Oil based lubricants like WD40 the main reason being they stain fabrics. Remove the seat unit and lay the stroller on its side faulty hub down.Now look on the inside edge of your handle where it joins the plastic hub, you'll see two slots in the plastic hub and a wire rod in the lower slot.Spray into this slot so lubricant flows down inside the hub.Now wipe off excess with a paper towel and work the release button a few times.If you are lucky your handle now works.

No luck?Then we have to see if the fault is in the hub or the release button.Press or pull the release button while watching the wire rod in the lower slot.It should move 6 to 8 mm.If there is a resistance to this, the hub is at fault.If the rod seems to move freely but the hubs remained locked try pulling the rod a bit further up with a small pair of pliers.If this releases the hub you have a release button fault.If the hub is still locked the fault is in the hub.

Release Button Repair
The old pull up release button is easy to open, a single Phillips screw holds it on and in being so simple makes it unlikely to be your fault.
The rocker button release is not so easy.The left side is part of the brake lever assembly.Remove the two Phillips screws and the inner half of the assembly will come off rocker button attached.The brake lever, inner brake release button and spring will be loose so carefully place aside in a small container till ready to reassemble.The right side has no screws it just clips together.Use a small flat blade screwdriver to pop the joints on the front and back edge's, the inner plate with rocker button attached will come free.There is a metal plate sitting over the hole the rod is in.Take time to remember how it fits in the hole and the angle you take it out.This will make putting it back much easier. The wire rod runs though a white plastic block clamped by an inner metal block with two inset hex screws.The hex key is 0.05 inches or a 99-20 if you have Xcelite hex drivers.Adjust the rod by pulling a few mm though the block and relocking.Don't take up any more then required to unlock the hub other wise the locking rods won't fully engage in the hubs when locked.

Hub Repair
1/. Remove the capped star lock washer. This is the hardest part of the job. Most people try to leaver this off in the hope of re using. First problem with this is you will mark or damage the surrounding plastic, second problem is star locks are not intended for reuse and will never hold as well as when first used. This is a safety issue so I supply a free one with the other hub parts I sell. To find your own Google "Bak-Fin" and go to www.bakfin.com/starlock/domedcap.html , you need the number 8 Domed Star Lock email them to find your local supplier or just check out your nearest supplier of industrial fasteners. Quickest way to remove a capped washer is to carefully cut a slot in the dome with an angle grinder and then use a large screwdriver to carefully prize one side up so you can fit another screwdriver under the star lock.Note the walls of the aluminum hub axel are thin and easily distorted,make sure you only lever the capped star lock and not hub axel.Use one screwdriver as a support and another to lift off the capped star lock.Note it is best to open and repair one side at a time, so your moving and flexing one side of the handle does not dislodge parts in the other side.The hubs and disks are mirrors of each other and not interchangeable the locking rods are interchangeable.The side with the brake lever is left The Bugaboo parts will have an "L" after their serial numbers.

2/.Check the hubs for wear.If too badly worn or damaged you will have too much movement in the locked position.The Frog, Gecko and Chameleon use the same plastic hub so find another frame to salvage hubs from.They are held in by a single aluminum rivet.
The disks have two plastic pins that move the locking rods in and out of the inner hub. Locking into and out of the outer hub.You need to either repair the disk by drilling out the pin stumps and finding a replacement metal screw you can fit /glue in.Or (my preferred choice)have a new metal disk fabricated that will last a lifetime.The locking rods can only be replaced,either by ones salvaged from another frame or new laser cut copies.I prefer the copies as they have been cut from stainless steel.


3/.Reassemble handle locking hub and check operation.If wire rods seem to be in the incorrect position, loosen the top plastic fittings where the handle extends from by removing the small self-tapping screws (note I'm now finding some frames now have pop rivets,drill them out and replace with self tappers) and wiggle things into alignment.(I use a small amount of the silicon grease used for taps to give a smooth action)If all is working well fit the new capped star lock on the hub shaft and tap home. To protect the dome finish I use a large socket from my socket set and an old rubber washer from a toilet cistern.Repeat operation on the other side.

I can't emphasize enough the need to keep Bugaboo hubs well lubricated with silicon spray.They have to endure incredible forces from the handle.To give you some idea, a crow bar of the same length can pull six inch nails out of hard wood!

I do have parts available: laser cut metal disks with stainless steel pins, replacement-locking rods in stainless steel and capped star lock washers. You can contact me at[email protected]

Try here www.karlisles.com.au/baby_repairs_spares/bugaboo.html

www.fixya.com/support/r7805449-fix_bugaboo_brake

Tyre will be loose on the rim when deflated the problem is Bugaboo don't put a lock nut on the valve stem so it can pop down into the wheel when you try to inflate it with that joke of a pump Bugaboo provide. Best option is to just pop down to your local bike shop. Next best is to go to your local gas station as the valve is the same size as a car valve. Squeeze the tire tightly at the valve stem pushing it out as far as you can so you can fit the air line. Bugaboo recommend 15 psi / 1 Bar this is way to soft and I always inflate to 30 psi / 2 Bar. Try somewhere between the two as it's a compromise between ease of pushing vs softness of ride.

Click on my name and check out my tips section. Looking for a manual? Try herewww.karlisles.com.au/baby_repairs_spares/instruction_manuals.html