Originally Posted by
Uyle
I took of the arm and hit hard with hammer but it doesn't do anything. Finally I was able to bent back the brake a bit by doing it while mounting on the bike. The bent may occure partly in the brake bolt itself. Now the angle is about 2mm different between 2 ends of the pad. I thought of the shim but then decide to let the wearing correct the angle. Switch front to back is definitively good advice, i will do that.
BTW, I put on the new red Kool Stop pad and the brake is smoother but squeal terribly. The old hard dry campy pad was quiet. What shoud I do?
I find it hard to believe that anyone needs to be told not to hit it with a hammer! Use an adjustable wrench and bend slowly and carefully. I put tape on the jaws to prevent marring of the brake. Someone who hits brakes with a hammer obviously isn't concerned about marring them.