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put a little grease on the posts, put on the brake arms and tension the springs. about a quarter turn of tension is usually enough, too much and the brake will feel crap. pull out the inner wire from the cable housing and put a little grease on it then put it back in and connect it up. a little grease on the barrel helps too, i dont bother toeing in brake blocks as i like the pads to hit the rim flat. it may squeal but it'll work and get some decent pads. remember grease is your friend.
Tension pads/blocks away from rim, Unless you want your brakes on all the time.
The other thing to remember is there is two types of springs; a gold and a silver spring. To get the best out of them, the gold spring goes in the same side as the decal.
If it feels mushy, you will have one, or a combination of these going on;Soft/misaligned brake blocks, poor cable line, insufficient lube,excessive flex or "take up" in the cable routing, uneven spring tension in the arms - most common cause, corrected by checking to see if one arm hits the rim earlier than the other. Assuming the wheel is central, then adjust spring tension in one arm only, add or remove tension a bit at a time until you reach an even setting. Use as little tension as possible. Hope this makes sense!! Ad's are sh1tloads better than any caliper, once you're used to them.