Help with Avid Juicy 5

boingboing12345

My avid juicy 5 front brake lever is taking an age to return to the normal position.

I pull the lever and get normal braking power except the lever travels a long way and then I have to flick it back to the full open position.

The bike and brakes are only a few months old, does it need bleeding already?

Thanks

omegas

Could be you have a sticking piston, try removing the pads and operating the brake lever so you can see what’s going on.
You will have to keep pushing the piston back in with a 11mm spanner.

Avid recommend doing this procedure for sticky or slow pad return.

Have a look at the Avid site technical as they have a trouble shooting section.

http://www.sram.com/en/avid/

boingboing12345

If it is, what do you do then ?


Thanks for your help

timberjack

is this not normal, my 5 levers can be pushed further forward so they are more open they click forward and back, never beenn quite sure why they do this i just thought it was to stop them breaking if you caught them on something

clarkson

no problems with mine, act just like a normal brake

omegas

The movement of the avid brake lever where it clicks out even further is what’s known as the pop out. In the event of a crash the lever disengages from the cam and so the master cylinder does not get ripped out.

Have never seen anything on the Avid site about it but it has been mentioned in a few articles and reviews I have read. Also handy to use when you have the wheel off as there is less chance of compressing the brake pads.