Bent brake mounts...

Whytepeak
Whytepeak Posts: 2,616
edited July 2009 in MTB workshop & tech
The brake mounts on my charge blender frame are out of line .
Its an IS mounting plate, and the mounts are on a well constructed bite of thick metal, so simply bending them back is not possible - with the tools I can improvise.

Is it possible to get the two mounting holes faced, , so that they are inline with the wheel and the disk?

or do I need washers (spacers) that are thicker on one side and thinner on the other?

Is it possble to bend the plate inline - like you would with a mech hanger (with proper tools).

Thats all I can think of at the moment, It wouldn't bother me, but the pads rub on the disc, and this is not possible to fix because it is not inline. I'd be happy if someone could give some advice, thanks. :)
Now that we are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. ROMANS 15:1

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    how bad is it bent?

    and yes there is are facing tools out there to face the mounting holes.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • Whytepeak
    Whytepeak Posts: 2,616
    It is bent to the extent that the brake rotor rubs the top of one brake pad, and the bottom of the other :shock: - I don't want to use the brake like that.
    Now that we are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. ROMANS 15:1
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    and the brake is what?
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • Whytepeak
    Whytepeak Posts: 2,616
    Its a Quad QMD -5 Cable brake.
    Now that we are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. ROMANS 15:1
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    take the frame to a Bike shop for facing and maybe some manipulation first.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • Whytepeak
    Whytepeak Posts: 2,616
    Thanks Nick.
    Now that we are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. ROMANS 15:1

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