Jimbob 2705 Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 Hi Guys, I recently bought a new bike (well 2nd hand), a 24seven Slacker 2011, which has had Clarks Special Edition Brakes fitted! The bike came with only the rear brake fitted, and he just gave me the front brake. The problem is that I assume that the front brake has been squeezed with no rotor in it, so this has made the gap between the pads too small for the rotor to now fit in! I have looked at Clarks instructions for a very similar brake (they don't have instructions for the exact same brake), and it says : "As the disc pads are self adjusting, do not pull the brake lever before it is fully assembled with rotor. Pulling on brake lever without the rotor in, makes the gap between disc pads smaller and will prevent the disc rotor being fitted, always use the 'spacer' inserted between the pads to push them back to their original postions" I have found the pad spacer : http://www.clarkscycles.com/index.php/html/product/pagetype/aftermarket/id/120010053-pad-spacer But I can't find any information about it (eg thickness, etc) and I can't find anyone selling it! Does anyone have any idea how I can fix it? Any help would be very much appreciated! Thanks and ATB James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 just get a flat blade screwdriver (or anything thin, hard and long....ohh err) and put it behind the pad and just push the piston back in, easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Reynolds Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 just gently use pliers to push the pistons back into the calliper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silferme Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 Hi Guys, I recently bought a new bike (well 2nd hand), a 24seven Slacker 2011, which has had Clarks Special Edition Brakes fitted! The bike came with only the rear brake fitted, and he just gave me the front brake. The problem is that I assume that the front brake has been squeezed with no rotor in it, so this has made the gap between the pads too small for the rotor to now fit in! I have looked at Clarks instructions for a very similar brake (they don't have instructions for the exact same brake), and it says : "As the disc pads are self adjusting, do not pull the brake lever before it is fully assembled with rotor. Pulling on brake lever without the rotor in, makes the gap between disc pads smaller and will prevent the disc rotor being fitted, always use the 'spacer' inserted between the pads to push them back to their original postions" I have found the pad spacer : http://www.clarkscyc...0053-pad-spacer But I can't find any information about it (eg thickness, etc) and I can't find anyone selling it! Does anyone have any idea how I can fix it? Any help would be very much appreciated! Thanks and ATB James That spacer is just a piece of plastic around 2-3mm thick. Just use large screwdriver to pry it apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezgonzo Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 if you've got a metal ruler handy you should be able to slot that between the pads and carefully lever them apart enough for the disk to slot in, once you've got the disk slotted between the pads, pump the lever a few times and it should be golden again. if you don't have a metal rule handy then a scrapper or an old bread knife would do the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob 2705 Posted September 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 Wow! Thanks for all the quick replies! Just did what you all said, and it worked!!! Thanks a lot Guys! What would I do without you lot...... Might put a picture up of my new bike now! Thanks and ATB James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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