Avid Elixir 1 brake help

The secret rider
The secret rider Posts: 812
edited February 2014 in MTB workshop & tech
Accidentally pressed brake lever while wheel off for rear brake .... No once QR skewer tight brake rubs like a bugger

How do I fix this ?

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  • Antm81
    Antm81 Posts: 1,406
    Pistons need pushing back, either very carefully with a flat head screwdriver or preferably with the bleed block that hopefully came with the brakes
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  • The secret rider
    The secret rider Posts: 812
    Brakes came on bike so nothing came with them :(
  • KevChallis
    KevChallis Posts: 646
    The secret rider wrote:
    Brakes came on bike so nothing came with them :(

    If the bike was new, then it would have been between the pads when you took it out of the box, my giant from Pauls cycles came with a black one, it's a piece of plastic
    Kev
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  • The secret rider
    The secret rider Posts: 812
    Mine came from Paul's but they built it for me as I'm local .. . Not far from you mate :)

    I'm sure I've got some plastic somewhere so . . .

    Wheel out plastic between pads and lever them back each side

    Wheel in and pump lever ?
  • Cqc
    Cqc Posts: 951
    Twist screwdriver between pads like a key works better, or plastic without pads in
  • kajjal
    kajjal Posts: 3,380
    Cqc wrote:
    Twist screwdriver between pads like a key works better, or plastic without pads in

    This is what I did after doing similar and they worked fine afterwards.

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