URGENT Disc brake newbie mistake -- help!
So you can probably see where this is heading...
I've just got my first disc equipped bike, with Campy Potenza.
Last night I was changing the rear tire and absent mindedly grabbed the rear brake lever...decades of habit...Whap! Pads closed, pistons engaged, but no disc between them...
So, how to pry apart safely? (Thankfully I did this at home and not on the road!)
Should I try to slide a putty knife between the pads? It's really tight. Or, can I remove the pads and press on the pistons directly to retract them (This seems risky)?
If I can get the pads just a few mm apart I think I can jam in the travel protector to wedge them the rest of the way open.
Thanks in advance, and lesson learned.
I've just got my first disc equipped bike, with Campy Potenza.
Last night I was changing the rear tire and absent mindedly grabbed the rear brake lever...decades of habit...Whap! Pads closed, pistons engaged, but no disc between them...
So, how to pry apart safely? (Thankfully I did this at home and not on the road!)
Should I try to slide a putty knife between the pads? It's really tight. Or, can I remove the pads and press on the pistons directly to retract them (This seems risky)?
If I can get the pads just a few mm apart I think I can jam in the travel protector to wedge them the rest of the way open.
Thanks in advance, and lesson learned.
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You could remove pads and push pistons directly with care using something plastic, a tyre lever works well.
If I remove the bleed port screw, wouldn't that potentially let in air? Or is it a one-way valve?