Originally Posted by
Grand Bois
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.
I did try first holding the arm in vice with padding and bend it with a wrench, not working. Then I tried to hit it with hammer using a piece of wood as cushion. Finally I used hammer to hit it directly in the back of the arm, nothing happen. The marring is minimal and can be clean with sand paper. Obviously this brake is made out from good material.