LONE TWO Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 Hi Guys I accidentally pulled my front break lever while washing my bike and now cant get my wheel back in. How do I fix this? I remember there being a thread about it but I cant find it anywhere so any help would be appreciated Thanks
rouxtjie Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 Take piece of paper and fold in half 3 times, wedge the paper between two pads...should be thin enough. Take flat screwdriver and apply force on pistons to move them back to position.
Stretch Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 no 10 spanner - and some gentle leverage of the pistons back into their hidey hole
LONE TWO Posted October 14, 2015 Author Posted October 14, 2015 I have Tectro Draco breaks. I tried to wedge it back into place but obviously didn't do it hard enough. Thanks for the advice
eddy Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 I have Tectro Draco breaks. There is your problem. They are broken.
Grebel Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 I have Tectro Draco breaks. I tried to wedge it back into place but obviously didn't do it hard enough. Thanks for the advice http://catalog.wlimg.com/1/454112/full-images/sledge-hammer-775102.jpg
LONE TWO Posted October 14, 2015 Author Posted October 14, 2015 There is your problem. They are broken. what do you mean? cant I fix them or are they just crap breaks?
Baaisikilist Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 what do you mean? cant I fix them or are they just crap breaks?He's taking the piss. The word you're looking for is brakes.Use a tyre lever so you don't damage the pistons. (Mainly for ceramic piston brakes)
LONE TWO Posted October 14, 2015 Author Posted October 14, 2015 He's taking the piss. The word you're looking for is brakes.Use a tyre lever so you don't damage the pistons. (Mainly for ceramic piston brakes)Sorry my bad no excuse for that basic English
Pure Savage Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 He's taking the piss. The word you're looking for is brakes.Use a tyre lever so you don't damage the pistons. (Mainly for ceramic piston brakes)Cannot believe it took this many posts to point out
Bobbo_SA Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 But if a piston popped out as a result of heavily worn pads then you may have more of a problem.
MTBeer Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 http://catalog.wlimg.com/1/454112/full-images/sledge-hammer-775102.jpgas we say in engineering - the bigger the problem, the bigger the hammer.
Grebel Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 as we say in engineering - the bigger the problem, the bigger the hammer. To add to that... if you cant fix it with a bigger hammer then you have an electrical problem.
eddy Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 To add to that... if you cant fix it with a bigger hammer then you have an electrical problem. Don't some problems require Duct Tape ?
eddy Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 Hi Guys I accidentally pulled my front break lever while washing my bike and now cant get my wheel back in. How do I fix this? I remember there being a thread about it but I cant find it anywhere so any help would be appreciated Thanks You want to force something into the gap without damaging the pads. I usually use an ice cream stick to do the first bit, and when there is a bit of a gap, use a plastic tyre lever. twist it a bit and the pads should retract.
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