N Roach Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 (edited) hey,as it says in the tittle, it has locked tight and will not go left or right. what has happened?, How do i fix it? and why did it happen? please help Edited November 10, 2006 by chocolate_bikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deonn h Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 (edited) Take the lever blade off push tpa out and put it back together with grease in .Worked for me. Edited November 8, 2006 by Deonn h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Roach Posted November 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 Take the lever blade off push tpa out and put it back together with grease in .Worked for me.ok cheers dude, will try it! Anything else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weebryan Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 What i done was remove the lever and get a pair of pliers/vice grips and turn the adjuster to the + way until the pin comes out and if possible get a tap and die and clean up the threads or remove the adjuster and run it up and down the pin a few times and put back together with grease and it wont seize. If you ever get a new one grease it first or do what i did and get a metal one it is then harder for the threads to mess up instead of plastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 haha, same thing happened to me, it was because the thread had gone flat, nothing i could do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 do all of the above, then use copper grease on the thread. stops the metals from fusing together causeing the thread to "stick" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe b Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 (edited) I doubt the above will work as it doesn't turn as it is at an angle relative to the thread its on. And, it normally get stuck, fast. So, any way of loosening it will thread it, easily...I say just get it out by all means necessary then buy a metal '74Kingz' one from Tarty (http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/product.php?id=2066); you got no chance of messing one of them up .Cheers,Joe. Edited November 8, 2006 by joe b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omgnoseat Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 alot of people have this problem with the 2005 hs33, if your planning on buying a new one, try to get a 2004 lever , the tpa design is better on that one or switch to rear disc like i did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_g Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 -->QUOTE(joe b @ Nov 8 2006, 09:09 PM) ←I doubt the above will work as it doesn't turn as it is at an angle relative to the thread its on. And, it normally get stuck, fast. So, any way of loosening it will thread it, easily...I say just get it out by all means necessary then buy a metal '74Kingz' one from Tarty; you got no chance of messing one of them up .Cheers,Joe.ye get one of or the 74 kings from tartys cant go wrong with that..ive made my own at work on a lathe..but if you havent got the time and machines to do that just go to tartys christof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 -->QUOTE(joe b @ Nov 8 2006, 09:09 PM) ← I doubt the above will work as it doesn't turn as it is at an angle relative to the thread its on. And, it normally get stuck, fast. So, any way of loosening it will thread it, easily...I say just get it out by all means necessary then buy a metal '74Kingz' one from Tarty; you got no chance of messing one of them up .Cheers,Joe. its a thread... course it will work. the copper stops the metals oxidising. the grease helps it run smooth.the whole point of that wheel is to turn allowing the fluid to be pushed through the hosing. id the threads stuck, it wont budge. the grease eliminates that problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe b Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 (edited) its a thread... course it will work. the copper stops the metals oxidising. the grease helps it run smooth.the whole point of that wheel is to turn allowing the fluid to be pushed through the hosing. id the threads stuck, it wont budge. the grease eliminates that problem.How are you supposed to get grease into something that you can't get into ? Edited November 8, 2006 by joe b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 (edited) im really getting confused now lolpeople suggested the same thing up there so i dont get why you cant get into it. the red bit can come out, well has on ones ive seen unless yours is magic Edited November 8, 2006 by Si-man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Roach Posted November 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 i'll try to get it out and rebuild will grease if it undos, will anything pop out when i take the lever apart? (small parts i.e. pins etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawny Baby Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 im really getting confused now lolpeople suggested the same thing up there so i dont get why you cant get into it. the red bit can come out, well has on ones ive seen unless yours is magicwhat happens is, because the tap has a plastic thread, if its not adjusted for along while, hard pulling of the lever pushs the metal rod into the threads and deforms them, and then you cant adjust it either way.as a result, you cant undo the TPA to remove the metal rod allowing the red adjuster to come out. it happened to a friend of mine, and the red adjuster was completely ruined.the only way we could get it out was to jam the red adjuster with an allen key, and then undo the metal rod using an adjustable spanner.this of course flexes the lever blade open slightly and ruins the threads on the metal rod. although this isnt really a problem, as the threads that are damaged arnt too important, and only a fraction of adjustment is lost.ive found the 74kingz tpa's seem to be VERY tight in the lever blades, and the one i came across wouldnt fit inside a deng lever blade AT ALL. so i think that needs to be addressed.my edd potts tpa works perfectly, and is very easily adjustable, unlike the MEGA stiff 74kingz ones ive seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Roach Posted November 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 (edited) i have manage to remove the tpa without damage, but the metal rod, the threads have gone slightly have way up, can i buy a meal rod form a shop?, any Links? Edited November 9, 2006 by chocolate_bikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Roach Posted November 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 anyone know the name of the "metal pin" which the tpa screws onto? nafan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duck Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Yep, I'm having the same problem with my 74kingz TPA. The first one i had was stupidly stiff, as in i couldn't move it without pliers. I rang up tarty and they let me send it back to them so they could see if they could find one that was slightly thinner.I got the second one the other day, its not as stiff as the other one, but its still waaaay stiffer than my original red one. I'll try some copper grease tomorrow and see what happens... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Roach Posted November 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 its the pin which pushes up into the lever which i need the name of! but i have just orded te 74kings tpa, as i slighty did the threads in half way up! as they aare known for running tight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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