Changing SRAM double tap hoods

dg74
dg74 Posts: 656
edited December 2011 in Workshop
Anyone done this before? Do I have to take off the bar tape and the levers off the bars or can I do it with brute force and a bit of luck :mrgreen: ?

Suggestions most welcome (except nasty ones).

Thanks and all the best.

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  • amaferanga
    amaferanga Posts: 6,789
    They just peel off over the lever.
    More problems but still living....
  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,412
    ^^^this

    they'll be a bit more pliant if they're warm, and it's easier on the fingers too

    when refitting, pop them in some *hot* water for a few minutes, quickly wipe dry and fit before they cool down

    i do it this way... peel off from the rear, curling the hood up as i go, then ease the bottom part forward into the gap behind the lever, which makes it easier to get the hood over and off the top of the shifter
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • Yossie
    Yossie Posts: 2,600
    Yup - as above.

    They are very tight so get your fingers right in there - peel off from above and down, slide on the new ones as far as you can before peeling over the top.

    Remember to check which side you are putting the SRAM logo on before you start so that you don't do the whole job then look back, swear, then have to do it all over again.

    If the old hoods are creamed, save half a job by cutting them off and throwing the remains into next door's garden.
  • dg74
    dg74 Posts: 656
    Cheers chaps. Very much appreciated. I was panicking that I would have to strip the lot off the bars.

    And a damn good point from Yossie regarding checking which side the SRAM logo is on as I'm sure I wouldn't have been swearing at some point.
  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,412
    btw if you've got non-black ones, a rough cloth dipped in dilute washing up liquid is good for cleaning them
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny

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