Magura HS33 rim brakes

PJPenrouz
PJPenrouz Posts: 136
edited October 2007 in MTB workshop & tech
I've got problems with the above brakes - after applying the brake, the pad on one side of the wheel doesn't return back properly and keeps rubbing the rim a bit. The adjustment is fiddly but I cannot get rid of this whatever I do. And this happens with both front and rear brake. The pistons move OK and they release fine, it's just the pads. Any tip other than kepp readjusting?
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    i thought that the pads clipped onto the pistons?

    is it the same one F and R? ie with or withj out the hose to the lever?
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  • PJPenrouz
    PJPenrouz Posts: 136
    Not the same one, actually.
    The pads kind of slip into the holders when installed and the problem is the pistons sometimes push them partially out of the holders.
  • lugsey2k5
    lugsey2k5 Posts: 960
    i thought the clip and piston were all 1. im sure they used to be on my old 1s.
  • PJPenrouz
    PJPenrouz Posts: 136
    OK,OK you are right. I doublechecked and the pads clip into the pistons directly. So the problem is that because of thefriction the whole thing doesn't return back properly. Should I oil the mechanism (not the pads of course)? Anybody experienced similarly?
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    pull the pads of and make sure the bodies are clean and the pads and pistons can move freely.
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  • skyliner
    skyliner Posts: 613
    Have you bled them recently? If so, with which fluid?
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