Siders77 Posted February 27, 2005 Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 Hey, Right the problem I have is.... that I have got a Python Copy frame with a rear Echo rim. The problem I have is that, if I want to run normal pads like Koxx, Plazmatic ect they won't go close enough to the rim, when I try and move the pads closer to the rim they get to a certain distance away from it then they wont move any further because the piston gets stuck on the brake mounts! My TPA wont work so that's out of the question, I don't have and money so buying a new rim won't help. So is there anyway that I can get it to work? Many thanks. :turned: P.S Sorry if you can't understand what i've written. I can hardly understand it myself! Haha! :"> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted February 27, 2005 Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 I have the same problem with my Coustellier and DX32 rim, but not as serious; I can only use pads thicker than 4 mm.. You could do the pad bodge I guess.. I'm probably going to buy some thicker aluminium backings, to stiffen the brake up a bit, aswell as making adjustments easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomN Posted February 27, 2005 Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 Bodge the TPA up, there's a guide in the FAQ showing/telling how to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siders77 Posted February 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 It's just so annoying. I set my brake up as best I can and the lever still comes into the bar! I have been waiting for ages for my new Heatsink pads but I can understand that as he hass Callum to look after. It just gets REALLY annoying after a week or so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siders77 Posted February 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 Bodge the TPA up, there's a guide in the FAQ showing/telling how to do it. ← The TPA works, but it's just on full and my brake has loads of air in so I can't play around with it. Do you think it would work if I set the pads up as best I can with the TPA lose then when it's set up doing it up again? :turned: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munki Posted February 27, 2005 Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 The TPA works, but it's just on full and my brake has loads of air in so I can't play around with it. Do you think it would work if I set the pads up as best I can with the TPA lose then when it's set up doing it up again? :turned: ← Why not just bleed it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siders77 Posted February 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 Why not just bleed it? ← I don't have a bleed kit. :turned: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotchDave Posted February 27, 2005 Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 It's not that hard to bodge one up. Infact I'm sure theres a guide on how to do it in FAQ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 You could theoretically water bleed your brake in a bath? It'd be sketchy, but might work. How far are the pads from the rim? If you pull the brake lever, do the pistons actually move all that far? What I'm getting at is "Do you have a chuffing great air bubble, or are they just thin pads?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmowerman Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 Fix your TPA? INFO :turned: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipsy Jock Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 You could theoretically water bleed your brake in a bath? It'd be sketchy, but might work. How far are the pads from the rim? If you pull the brake lever, do the pistons actually move all that far? What I'm getting at is "Do you have a chuffing great air bubble, or are they just thin pads?" ← Sketchy? thats how i always do it! lol Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siders77 Posted February 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 You could theoretically water bleed your brake in a bath? It'd be sketchy, but might work. How far are the pads from the rim? If you pull the brake lever, do the pistons actually move all that far? What I'm getting at is "Do you have a chuffing great air bubble, or are they just thin pads?" ← I'll try and get a picture when my bike gets back from my uncle, as one of the threads has stripped. :turned: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 I could probably do you some double thickness rimjam pads, i mean double thickness backing, not the rubber. :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siders77 Posted February 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 I could probably do you some double thickness rimjam pads, i mean double thickness backing, not the rubber. :blink: ← A price would be nice. (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardman Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 A price would be nice. :blink: ← I would be interested in some pads with a bigger metal backing as Im going from a 42mm Koxx rim to a 38mm Onza rim in the rear of my Echo and I was wondering whether I would have the same problem. I also need new pads so might aswell kill two birds with one stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boothy Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 How do you bleed your Maggies in the bath? Never heard of the before, might try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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