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Avid supply aluminium washers and these are shite they often break on BB5 and (less often) BB7 brakes. You should now (give or take a little further adjustment of the fixed pad and the barrel adjuster) have a working brake.Ī) if the curvy washers on the post-bolts are misplaced, missing or damaged (ridged) then the caliper won't settle in the right place and stay there during steps 5 and 6. Remove the card from the other side of the disc
Avid bb5 disc brakes how to#
Here is how to do it if you want to adjust a BB5 brake.ġ) Back the cable barrel adjusters out until the brake arm is fully back and the cable is just about to go slack.Ģ) Put a business card (or three or four thicknesses of paper) between the LH (moving) pad and the discģ) Wind the RH (fixed) pad into the disc so that the disc is clamped.Ĥ) slacken the caliper mounting 'post' screws (being sure that the washers on these bolts are correctly installed and in good condition)ĥ) Nip both caliper mount bolts up lightly, making sure that the caliper doesn't move.Ħ) tighten both caliper mounting bolts to the specified torque, again making sure that the caliper doesn't moveħ) Back out the RH (fixed) pad adjuster about 1/3 of a turn Repeat with minor variations and notice rubbing. Repeat above without releasing brake lever.ġ0.99. Tighten bolts holding BB5 brake mechanism thing.Ĥ.
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Loosen bolts holding BB5 brake mechanism thing.Ģ. What I've tried (as per various internet instructions):ġ. Tell me what to do in slow and simple terms. Unless I can fix it within the next hour I'll be stuck at home tomorrow. I've tweaked and tightened, tweaked and loosened, turned barrel things, pulled cables, loosened cables, etc etc and I'm a bit pissed off. I've spent two hours twiddling and tweaking and now I can't stop the rear brake from rubbing. And, noticing the brake lever is a bit close to the handlebar, I thought, "oh, I'll tweak that". My only chance to get out for a long ride and I've been really looking forward to it. Grrr.Īnyway, I've got a ride planned tomorrow.