I looking for a pad adjustment piece for my front disc brake. I put too much force on it while using the allen tool, to try to adjust it, and now I cant get it out.
Visit some bike shops to see if they have, or can order parts for your brake. Internet sellers want to sell complete units, small parts are not profitable. Keeping small parts in inventory is very expensive, a small drawer of various parts can tie up
10 free points to who ever finds a good diagram and tells me about the disc brakes.
A little more info on the question? What kind of disk brakes? Do you mean in general? Like levers, cables, calipers, rotors, and spacers? Or down to plungers, coils, helixes, internal stuff. Also, do you mean mechanical or hydrolic disk brakes?
My bike is outdoors alot and the brake line rusted and snapped in half where the line meets a round cylinder inside the brake handle. Is there a way to fix this? (sorry in advance for the poor terminology, don't know bike parts real well) ;)
You need a new cable. Good cables, like those that come on quality bikes, are stainless and won't rust off like your cable did.
Take it to the shop.
I have a ~25 year old bike that hasn't been ridden in 20 years. It's a Raleigh Rampar Rapide. It has original side-pull brakes on it. They actually still work, well they did work, until I started messing with them. The rear brakes had a little wiggle
You only need to replace the part. You tightened the bolt just a little too much. The brakes will move a little back and forth. A new set of pads will help the braking a lot, the old ones should be hard by now.
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Remove a bike's brake pads by unscrewing the four-millimeter Allen bolt to gain access and slide out the old brake pad. Replace a bike's ...
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I've had the bike since 2003, and despite being nothing too fancy, it's served me well and taken more than its fair share of beatings.
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A few quick shots of my trusty Trek 4500 mountain bike, while it's apart waiting for some much-needed new tires and tubes.
I've had the bike since 2003, and despite being nothing too fancy, it's served me well and taken more than its fair share of beatings.
But...
A few quick shots of my trusty Trek 4500 mountain bike, while it's apart waiting for some much-needed new tires and tubes.
I've had the bike since 2003, and despite being nothing too fancy, it's served me well and taken more than its fair share of beatings.
But...
