Vintage campy brake pad replacement
08-15-21, 07:28 PM
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Vintage campy brake pad replacement
I bought some new pads for my campy brakes. They guy at the ship told me they were replaceable, but the brackets are all the way around the pads. They don’t have an open side to slide them out. Is there a way to get them out and the new ones in? Or did I waste my money and need to find some new pads with the brackets already on them?
08-15-21, 09:07 PM
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Pry them out with a screwdriver. If you have to bend one of the retaining tabs at the end of the holder to replace the pad, put the bent tab as the trailing edge when you install them on the caliper.
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08-15-21, 09:14 PM
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You'll need to bend one of the ends to get the pads in and out. It may break, but it doesn't really matter - you may prefer it like that.
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08-15-21, 11:08 PM
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Originally Posted by P!N20
You'll need to bend one of the ends to get the pads in and out. It may break, but it doesn't really matter - you may prefer it like that.
08-15-21, 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by davester
No, you don't. It's only mildly tricky to pry out the pads with a thin screwdriver then squeeze the new ones in with a vice or woodworking clamp. Lubrication helps (dish soap, astroglide, whatever).
08-15-21, 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by davester
... astroglide, whatever.
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Originally Posted by SurferRosa
I'll guess a few of you already have that in your "toolbox."
mmmm just that lube they call Gun oil. It’s supposed to be uncognito 🤷♂️
