adjusting Avid juicy's

ddraver · June 2007

I'm having trouble adjusting the CPS/trialign whatchamacallit

I pump the lever several times and hold it, then tighten the bolts up, but it still rubs

Should i be tightening one bolt before the other for example?!

many Thanks

Dave

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Unknown · June 2007

a bit of grease won't go amiss i feel, normally with hayes (not avid which is a similar system) i loosely tighten the bolts and tap them straight onto the rotor alignment.

suspect you could do the same..

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koldphuzionwmb · June 2007

When I did my Avid 2007's I used a cable tie to hold the lever tight, very tight, greased the bolts a little so they moved freely and nipped them up.
Worked a treat for me.

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Unknown · June 2007

reusable zip ties are handy things...

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ddraver · June 2007

ok so ive got to really haul on it then......good good, i wasn't by any means

Will have a go wiv some grease and a zip tie

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Unknown · June 2007

careful with the grease.. brakes tend not to work to well then greased..

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ddraver · June 2007

really, so giving them a squirt of GT is a......[:0] bad idea?!?![:0]

I'm learning so much from you foz! [:p]

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Unknown · June 2007

use some teflon grease.. œ3 IIRC finishing line from halfords.

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Unknown · June 2007

slacken the bolts so you can move the caliper by hand. apply the brake so it is just on. but you can push the bike. now with the brake just applied push the bike for one wheel reverlotion and then tighten the brake. repeate untill happy.

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ddraver · June 2007

thanks guys....it all helps!!

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robintawmb · June 2007

Followed your advice for my Juicy 5`s guys. worked a treat. Brakes no longer on constantly (a great help uphill !). Thanks as ever.

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StefanH · June 2007

My front and rear avid 5's strted to rub a week ago. How embarrassed did I feel when I didn't investigate the problem, took the bike to the shop for a front-wheel truing and mentioned it to the very knowledgable man, only for him to point out a lack of shims and loose bolts on the front?

He even made me repair it myself, for being such a plonker. Oh dear

As a bonus, I figured out how to correctly align my brakes and I now have perfect braking action front and rear. Weird how I had perfect action without shims on the front when the bike was new though.

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