Avid Juicy Ultimate Hydraulic Disc Brake , 160mm, Front Logo

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Posted on Mar 23, 2009

Bought a set of avid juicy seven ultimate brakes,i squeezed the brake lever and now the pads are shut tight how do i slacken them off again!

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Take the wheel out insert a very large flat bladed screw driver up into where the rotor would sit and lever the pads back in very gently with the screw driver.

if this does not shift them they will need re-built by a Sram bike shop.

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