Bike brake is fucked video included help

Blond
Blond Posts: 36
edited January 2017 in Road general
https://youtu.be/B8j141BYSfg

Doesnt spring back
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  • benjamess
    benjamess Posts: 159
    definitely needs a new left falange I'm afraid.
  • LukeTC
    LukeTC Posts: 211
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    Ayyyyy. I'm more interested in your next video.
  • Blond
    Blond Posts: 36
    benjamess wrote:
    definitely needs a new left falange I'm afraid.
    WHATs that
  • Blond
    Blond Posts: 36
    LukeTC wrote:
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    Ayyyyy. I'm more interested in your next video.
    Watch it
  • LukeTC
    LukeTC Posts: 211
    u swole mang, sheeeeet
  • Brakeless
    Brakeless Posts: 865
    My brakes don't work when I remove the pads either!
  • Blond
    Blond Posts: 36
    Brakeless wrote:
    My brakes don't work when I remove the pads either!
    Your brain doesn't work either
  • Brakeless
    Brakeless Posts: 865
    Put the pads back in. The bounce from the rubber will help realease the brake.
  • benjamess
    benjamess Posts: 159
    edited January 2017
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  • LukeTC
    LukeTC Posts: 211
    Blond wrote:
    Brakeless wrote:
    My brakes don't work when I remove the pads either!
    Your brain doesn't work either
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  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 14,498
    Please tell me you don't service your own brakes. That's a job that should be left to grown ups.
  • Blond
    Blond Posts: 36
    Brakeless wrote:
    Put the pads back in. The bounce from the rubber will help realease the brake.
    Are you sure? Because when I push the brake lever, it doesn't spring back to normal
  • Brakeless
    Brakeless Posts: 865
    Yep definately, they never work properly without the pads in.
  • Blond
    Blond Posts: 36
    Brakeless wrote:
    Yep definitely, they never work properly without the pads in.
    Was that sarcastic?
  • Brakeless
    Brakeless Posts: 865
    Of course not. Put the pads in and you'll see. The rubber bounces off the wheel rim to help release them properly.
  • Blond
    Blond Posts: 36
    Brakeless wrote:
    Of course not. Put the pads in and you'll see. The rubber bounces off the wheel rim to help release them properly.
    Thanks I will try now :)
  • Blond
    Blond Posts: 36
    Brakeless wrote:
    Of course not. Put the pads in and you'll see. The rubber bounces off the wheel rim to help release them properly.
    Still the same problem. Please could you help (:
  • Brakeless
    Brakeless Posts: 865
    Have you loosened the Y screw?
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Probably the left globulator is misaligned.

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  • Blond
    Blond Posts: 36
    Brakeless wrote:
    Have you loosened the Y screw?
    It was because of the extra cable housing I just needed to stretch it out.

    Any help on how to cut extra outer cable from your brake lever?
  • fat daddy
    fat daddy Posts: 2,605
    buy decent cable cutters ... I have found cutting with a bit of brake cable in it also stops the cut from compressing the tube AND use a small pointy file to clean up the cut to stop it fraying the cable
  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 14,498
    Blond wrote:
    Brakeless wrote:
    Have you loosened the Y screw?
    It was because of the extra cable housing I just needed to stretch it out.

    Any help on how to cut extra outer cable from your brake lever?
    You'll need an angle grinder for that.
  • Brakeless
    Brakeless Posts: 865
    Blond wrote:
    Brakeless wrote:
    Have you loosened the Y screw?
    It was because of the extra cable housing I just needed to stretch it out.

    Any help on how to cut extra outer cable from your brake lever?


    I always find nail clippers do a good job.
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Real manly men use teeth.
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  • It's stuck, that's all.

    Take the wheel out and the pads, loosen the screws you can see slightly and wrap a towel (old, not your mums favourite bath towel) around your seat tube to soak up any over spray and hammer the joints with WD40 or the like.

    At the same time keep actuating the brake.

    Don't do it in the house either or you be knackered, and high off aerosol fumes.
    Advocate of disc brakes.
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  • But, that aside, few good suggestions above. In addition the cable angle on entry (and exit to be honest) looks very sharp indeed. Could be problems with the cable moving freely.
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  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,581
    It's stuck, that's all.

    Take the wheel out and the pads, loosen the screws you can see slightly and wrap a towel (old, not your mums favourite bath towel) around your seat tube to soak up any over spray and hammer the joints with WD40 or the like.

    At the same time keep actuating the brake.

    Don't do it in the house either or you be knackered, and high off aerosol fumes.

    That might be a bonus.
  • dj58
    dj58 Posts: 2,216
    Blond wrote:
    Brakeless wrote:
    Have you loosened the Y screw?
    It was because of the extra cable housing I just needed to stretch it out.

    Any help on how to cut extra outer cable from your brake lever?

    While you are at it, shorten the length of outer cable that exits the top tube and goes to the rear brake caliper actuating arm. I see that you have repositioned your saddle, how is the bike fit going?
  • Blond
    Blond Posts: 36
    DJ58 wrote:
    Blond wrote:
    Brakeless wrote:
    Have you loosened the Y screw?
    It was because of the extra cable housing I just needed to stretch it out.

    Any help on how to cut extra outer cable from your brake lever?

    While you are at it, shorten the length of outer cable that exits the top tube and goes to the rear brake caliper actuating arm. I see that you have repositioned your saddle, how is the bike fit going?
    Thanks man great reply :)

    It was nothing to do with my bike fit at all. I gathered that flexibility in the my lower back is quite bad, it's very stiff, probably due to my wrong doings when I used to do weightlifting and did incorrect form on deadlifts. I'll probably start doing stretches now to improve my lower back.