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Replacing hydraulic brake lever
This is my first time dealing with hydraulic brakes.
The front brake on my bike is Shimano BL-M4100 lever with MT410 caliper. I stripped the lever's clamp thread and going to replace the lever with a ...
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Brake oil came out of the piston of my Tektro hdc 300 and the brake is not functioning. What to do?
One day, I tried to disassemble my hydraulic braking system (Tektro HDC 300) having a goal of dipping the brake pads in alcohol. Well, I had somehow managed to separate the pads and the spring like ...
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The piston on my Avid Elixir 5 brakes popped out. Does the caliper need to be rebuilt?
One of the pistons popped out of the caliper on my Avid Elixir 5 brakes. Can I just put the piston back in and bleed the brakes and then they will be good as new, or do I have to rebuild the whole ...
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Brake pads constantly touching the rotor because piston is not moving back
I recently replaced the brake pads on my hydraulic disc brake. The brakes are a Tektro Draco 2. Now the new pads are constantly touching the rotor.
This is how it looks like with caliper unmounted. ...
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How do I change my disc brake pads?
How do I change my disc-brake pads? How do I avoid letting the fluid out?
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Hydraulic Disc Brakes Maintenance
I have Hayes Nine hydraulic disc brakes on my mountain bike. I have recently replaced the brake pads and after that it seems that the pads are almost touching the rotor.
How can I adjust it?
I have ...
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