Steady Spin Posted August 27, 2022 Share Bent the lever quite a bit this morning. Can this be straightened at home or is it time to find a replacement blade. I’m guessing hens teeth to find for the Guide R? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted August 27, 2022 Share Heat it up with A heat gun ( this might be just be my mind playing tricks with me ) and go very slow The problem is as soon as it forms A fold it will shear there immediately , bending ally back usually only works for me 1/5 times Steady Spin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steady Spin Posted August 27, 2022 Share 11 minutes ago, BaGearA said: Heat it up with A heat gun ( this might be just be my mind playing tricks with me ) and go very slow The problem is as soon as it forms A fold it will shear there immediately , bending ally back usually only works for me 1/5 times Too risky for my liking. Not with a bend that big. Need a new blade I think. ChrisF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmarc Posted August 27, 2022 Share SRAM make replacement lever kits for Guide brakes Steady Spin and esCape-ist 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkwA Posted August 27, 2022 Share 4 hours ago, Steady Spin said: Too risky for my liking. Not with a bend that big. Need a new blade I think. Can still try and if it fails, just get a new one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steady Spin Posted August 27, 2022 Share 1 hour ago, AkwA said: Can still try and if it fails, just get a new one? Still want to ride. Might try after the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capediver Posted August 27, 2022 Share Leave it...perfect shape for one-finger braking!!! Steady Spin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephan Posted August 27, 2022 Share Same happened to me. I used a small kitchen blow torch (used for making crème brulé) to heat it up (glowing red) and bent it back very very slowly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenH Posted August 27, 2022 Share Heat it and bend it back. I wouldn't bend it without heat, worst case you can HTS2000 weld it back together, assuming it's Aluminium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted August 28, 2022 Share Just another 2c here. That will 80% come off if you try and bend it back imo, but worth a try i guess. Everybody says to mend it with fire but Please for the love of the sky gods….just take the lever out of the brake lever assembly (if thats even possible) before you take a blow torch to it. AL tends to be an epic disperser of heat too you see…so you might just end up melting and boiling all the other crap attached to it🤣 Schnavel and ChrisF 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esCape-ist Posted August 28, 2022 Share I wouldn’t bother trying to bend it. Would cut the tip off with a hacksaw, file it smooth and keep riding with the stubby lever while waiting for a new one. Replacement parts are available MORNE and MTBRIDER1234 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihon Jitensha Shinkokai Posted August 28, 2022 Share Riaan H and lechatnoir 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steady Spin Posted August 29, 2022 Share Looks like the part is not available locally. (No surprises there) Looking Amazon etc I guess to import. Alternative is getting a replacement lever and keeping the old one as spares then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmarc Posted August 29, 2022 Share Do you have the part number - I'm off to UK and Germany next week maybe i can get it online and bring it back for you - will be back by 27th ChrisF and NeverNotRolling 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steady Spin Posted August 29, 2022 Share I will have to find out. Thanks for the kind offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmarc Posted August 29, 2022 Share 13 minutes ago, Steady Spin said: I will have to find out. Thanks for the kind offer. These are the ones i see so far on Bike24 - I would say your could be the 1st one as it does not have the indentations above or below the SRAM name like on the 2nd & 3rd pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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