Retarded pad removal question

god1406

I'm thoroughly ashamed to have to ask this, but how do I remove the pads on juicy 5's?

They don't share the same mehtod of tool-free removal as my Hayes 9's, and my excellent computer won't download files from websites, so the Sram manual is off-limits

Any takers?

nicklouse

get adobe pdf reader then you will be able to see the manual. basically the same as Hayes pads. move to the center and then withdraw. Oh and instructions also come with the new pads

Pippen33

Have to admit this as the owner of juicy 7 carbons but I own the same pads and removal is same technique as 5's and of most annoying, pull them both in and give them a wiggle, the manual is of no assistance as there is no official method

god1406

cheers.

the Hayes pads come out with hardly any effort and the Juicy's didn't want to budge using the same method. Now I know that's how it's supposed to be done i'll apply a tad more force.

Cheap pads off ebay come with scuffs from when they 'fell out the back of a lorry', but nothing in the way of instructions

redvee

Foxit PDF reader does the same job as Adobe but much smaller.

nicklouse

from the service manual

brake pad and h-spring removal
Using needle-nosed pliers, grab one of the pad
tabs and slide the pad toward the center of the
caliper (this disengages the pad backing plate
from the post in the center of the piston), then
pull the pad straight out. Repeat for other pad.
note: if the h-spring doesn’t come out with the
second pad, push it out from the open top of the
caliper with a pick or your finger.
Remove the spring pad clip from the outside of
the caliper.

manual here http://www.sram.com/_media/pdf/avid/dea ... MY08_E.pdf

Dohboy78

They are a bit of a bitch to get out... I used the needle nose pliers technique on my juicy 7s. They popped out with a bit of elbow grease. Keep working at it!