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liamtwy

05-03-07, 07:22 PM

donnamb

05-03-07, 08:32 PM

Welcome! Have you checked out the Bicycle Mechanics forum? They may be just what you need right now.

East Hill

05-03-07, 10:08 PM

Hello liamtwy, I hope you have gotten your brakes back to working by now, but in the meantime,

Welcome to BF!

East Hill

bac

05-04-07, 03:26 PM

I took of my front tyre to put my bike in the car and forgot to put the plastic separator between the Shimano hydraulic brake pads.

They closed up and i don't know how to open them. Does anyone know how to help?

Cheers

Liam

Hey Liam. There is a trick that works ... sometimes. Remove the pads. Then, if you can get a wrench (round end of a boxed wrench) between the piston(s), push them back that way. If that doesn't work, you may need to bleed the system. Good luck, and welcome to the forums!

... Brad

liamtwy

05-06-07, 11:36 PM

Thanks for the welcome!

I'll check out the forums and uses those suggestions.

Cheers

Great site!

liamtwy

05-06-07, 11:50 PM

Bac,

Cheers mate, i just tried your suggestion and it worked perfectly! thanks alot, you pick up something new every day!

Liam

bac

05-07-07, 08:58 AM

Bac,

Cheers mate, i just tried your suggestion and it worked perfectly! thanks alot, you pick up something new every day!

Liam

I love it when a plan comes together! I've used that trick a few times with good results. :)

... Brad