How do I fix my bike brakes? - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

zx6_rich · 07-20-2007, 01:45 AM

ok well a little while ago I did a very stupid thing I went to pull away with a disc lock on my bike now when ever I pull hard on my breaks the right break clicks there doesn't seem to be any exterior damage but what should I do completly re build, replace ? I don't want to ask a mechanic because most of them round here give bulls**t answers I am becoming adept at repairing and servicing the bike so i'm not spanner shy

big d · 07-20-2007, 01:46 AM

the best thing to do is replace them.....they are too valuable to not have them working properly. better careful than sorry.

C J · 07-20-2007, 01:49 AM

Without seeing the rotor, it's hard to tell what was done. But given the information that you have given, I would venture to say that you might have warped the rotor to some degree.

My best remedy for you is to pull the brake rotor off, take it to a machine shop and have them "true" it. ( Inspect the surface of the rotor ) If it's not warped or damaged too bad, they might be able to turn that rotor ( shave a bit of metal from the surface ) and bring it back into specs.

Another thing to check, see if the caliper was damaged. By taking off with a disc lock on it, you could have struck the caliper and bent it. If it's not square with the rotor, then there is a good chance that it's bent and that would cause a noise.

Hope this helps you a bit.