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Does anybody know how to fit avid juicy 5 pads... or move the pistons further appart?

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flag ad4m6
Posted: Oct 14, 2008 at 13:42 Quote
I'm just replacing my avid juicy five pads and having a little trouble fitting them and don't know how to move the pistons right to the side of the caliper. does anyone have any advice/tips. thank you
flag coldfusion
Posted: Oct 16, 2008 at 16:41 Quote
If you want to spread the pistons apart use a flat head screw driver.
flag photogx
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Posted: Oct 16, 2008 at 16:42 Quote
if your using a screwdriver remember to leave the old pads in while your doing it
flag coldfusion
Posted: Oct 16, 2008 at 17:49 Quote
RocketSocks wrote:
if your using a screwdriver remember to leave the old pads in while your doing it

You could do it without them, just have to be carefull.
flag ridenazonic
Posted: Oct 20, 2008 at 13:08 Quote
Trun the red noub in all the way. Thats what i had to do with my Juicy 7s never played with 5s.
flag barnz0rz
Posted: Nov 13, 2008 at 17:50 Quote
use a flathead or a 10mm wrench, that's what i do
flag neex
Posted: Apr 4, 2009 at 18:26 Quote
ad4m6 wrote:
I'm just replacing my avid juicy five pads and having a little trouble fitting them and don't know how to move the pistons right to the side of the caliper. does anyone have any advice/tips. thank you

The pad spacer/bleed block makes a good tool to push the pistons back into their bore a little (I have also used cone wrenches, flatheads, allen keys, car keys, wrenches and a stack of credit cards). I don't know if you're having centering issues but if so, loosen the mounting bolts for the caliper and then grab the lever hard. While holding the leverm tighten the caliper bolts. Voila. Perfectly centered every time. Good luck. If you want to move one piston just a little, put a credit card or business card between the pad and rotor on the side you need to move and then pull the lever hard. The other way is to loosen the wheel and then lightly push the rotor with a clean hand while reefing on the lever. If your rotor has a slight warp you can push it out with your hand in 12 seconds most of the time.


I hope some of this was useful.

A.
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