Removing / replacing V-brake spring assembly?
12-01-12, 08:10 PM
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Removing / replacing V-brake spring assembly?
Is it possible?
I don't see how to get the spring off / the assembly apart?
I don't see how to get the spring off / the assembly apart?
12-01-12, 08:20 PM
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Brakes vary, but basically once the arm is off the pivot you can disassemble it and remove the spring from the back.
The challenge is getting replacement springs. If you can find he right one, buy a pair so they're a better match han a new and used one would be. Often the best source for parts like these is in a local shop or co-ops junk brake bin.
The challenge is getting replacement springs. If you can find he right one, buy a pair so they're a better match han a new and used one would be. Often the best source for parts like these is in a local shop or co-ops junk brake bin.
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12-01-12, 08:27 PM
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How do I dissasemble the spring once I get it off the bike?
Brakes vary, but basically once the arm is off the pivot you can disassemble it and remove the spring from the back.
The challenge is getting replacement springs. If you can find he right one, buy a pair so they're a better match han a new and used one would be. Often the best source for parts like these is in a local shop or co-ops junk brake bin.
The challenge is getting replacement springs. If you can find he right one, buy a pair so they're a better match han a new and used one would be. Often the best source for parts like these is in a local shop or co-ops junk brake bin.
12-01-12, 08:38 PM
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As I said it varies brake to brake, but most aren't attached to the arm. They're loose and simply trapped between the arm and the boss. If you have halfway decent mechanical instincts, remove the arm and take a look.
BTW- why are you asking?
BTW- why are you asking?
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12-01-12, 08:42 PM
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It's off and the spring assembly is still attached ... I got a set of arch rivals but the pin the gives the spring purchase, that goes through the frame next to the bosses (the three holes) — that pin is gone from both sides of the brakes. So I wanted to try and take the assembly apart, and the assembly from a donor set ... or at least the pertinent parts, if possible.
Does that make sense?
Does that make sense?
12-01-12, 09:00 PM
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It's off and the spring assembly is still attached ... I got a set of arch rivals but the pin the gives the spring purchase, that goes through the frame next to the bosses (the three holes) — that pin is gone from both sides of the brakes. So I wanted to try and take the assembly apart, and the assembly from a donor set ... or at least the pertinent parts, if possible.
Does that make sense?
Does that make sense?
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12-01-12, 10:24 PM
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That's what I needed to know. I had to pry a cap off the front side and then it pulled through ... you're a gentleman, sir!
Thanks...
Thanks...
