Originally Posted by
highonpez
That bolt is benttttt. Honestly, if you can get a new bolt from the bike shop, replacing it's not all too difficult. Just annoying to remember how it fits back together.
I was thinking of just hammering it back into place or getting a similar bolt from Home Depot.
Problem: The brake arms are bent, too.
Problem x2: The back brake was internally damaged and fell apart on me.
Solution?!: I can try to hammer the bolt back, take the undamged parts of both brakes and put them together in a Frakenstein front brake lever. Any reasons not to do this?