Fitting Campag Blocks ?

[Peter Rollason]

At great expense I have purchased replacement brake blocks - due to the extorninate cost I puchased
these without the shoes. Anyone got any tips on how to replace blocks only ?

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[Sergio Servadio]

On Fri, 28 Feb 2003, Peter Rollason wrote:
> At great expense I have purchased replacement brake blocks - due to the extorninate cost I
> puchased these without the shoes. Anyone got any tips on how to replace blocks only ?

Be sure the shoe is clean, the head of the screw is not protruding too much, grease the rail and the
sliding part of the blocks. Hold the shoe in a vice, press and slide the block in gently. If it
resists, do not use brute force (you could deform it and ruin it), but inspect as for the cause of
it. Once it is almost all inserted, and surely past the head of the screw, push it in to the end by
use of the vice.

Sergio Pisa

 

[Jay Hill]

Sergio SERVADIO wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Feb 2003, Peter Rollason wrote:
>
>>At great expense I have purchased replacement brake blocks - due to the extorninate cost I
>>puchased these without the shoes. Anyone got any tips on how to replace blocks only ?
>
>
> Be sure the shoe is clean, the head of the screw is not protruding too much, grease the rail and
> the sliding part of the blocks. Hold the shoe in a vice, press and slide the block in gently. If
> it resists, do not use brute force (you could deform it and ruin it), but inspect as for the cause
> of it. Once it is almost all inserted, and surely past the head of the screw, push it in to the
> end by use of the vice.

& make sure they're pointed the correct direction when you put them in the calipers.

 

[Qui Si Parla Ca]

peter-<< At great expense I have purchased replacement brake blocks - due to the extorninate cost I
puchased these without the shoes. Anyone got any tips on how to replace blocks only ?

Push the old ones out, spray a little simple green on new ones, slid them
in....

Peter Chisholm Vecchio's Bicicletteria 1833 Pearl St. Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535 http://www.vecchios.com "Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"

 

[Robin Hubert]

"Peter Rollason" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> At great expense I have purchased replacement brake blocks - due to the extorninate cost I
> puchased these without the shoes. Anyone got any tips
on
> how to replace blocks only ?
>

Everyone seems to do this the hard way. Remove the wheels. Use a thin, slot screwdriver to pry/lift
the old pads out while brakes/holders are mounted to the bike. Don't bother trying to slide them.
Wet the new pads or a light spritz of 409 inside the holders to help them slide in.

Robin Hubert

 

[A Muzi]

"Peter Rollason" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> At great expense I have purchased replacement brake blocks - due to the extorninate cost I
> puchased these without the shoes. Anyone got any tips
on
> how to replace blocks only ?

You don't mention the model of brake (nut? bolt?). When removing the rubber is difficult, mount the
brake pad holder in a vise, gripping a sacrificial 6mm nut or bolt as the case may be in the vise
jaws. Now you have both hands free to push or prise the rubber out. A spray of silicone or wax often
helps when sliding the new ones in but rinse off the surface when you're finished.

--
Andrew Muzi http://www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April 1971

 

[Mark Lee]

"Peter Rollason" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> At great expense I have purchased replacement brake blocks - due to the extorninate cost I
> puchased these without the shoes. Anyone got any tips
on
> how to replace blocks only ?
>
As my Campag blocks have lasted about 24000kms so far, I don't find their price
extortionate. Mark Lee