For brakes you need an instruction manual or repair book. Brakes are a little too complicated to explain in detail in a simple document. Although the service manuals for the brakes have a decent amount of explanation, they do not outline specific tools and other helpful information.
For the component owners manual you will have to visit that component companies website (ex. Shimano = (www.shimano.com) and look under tech documents.
For a good book, try Zinn and the art of mountain bike maintenance or The big blue book of repair from Park tools.
Side note: double check that your cable and housing is seated throughout its route from lever to brake, if the housing comes unseated from the frame stops it will shorten (tighten) the brakes, Also check to see if you have any adjustment at the lever to reduce the tightness of the brake cable (there should be a knurled nob at the end of the lever where the brake comes out, if that is screwed out away from the lever this will shorten (tighten) the cable tension, screw it back into the lever. Finally you can loosen the cable at the brakes, opening them up, then retighten to make the brakes work.
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