Re: brake irritation

[Brett Van Sprewenburg <brett@netacc.net>]

> i put the wheels back on and move over to the left
>rear......cranked down on that damn piston for at least a half hour
>(yes...clockwise) and it just wouldn't go down enough to accomodate the new
>pads.....it did seem to loosen though....which makes me kinda believe that it
>isn't stripped out.
>
>anybody?....please!
>R. Murphy


I've had this happen to me several times...what has worked each time is
to actually turn it the wrong way (out) for 3/4 to a full turn, then
immediately turning it back in.  At most it's taken 3 tries to get it
to catch and spin down. No idea why this happens.

==Brett

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