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bigJIMMY
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 Posted: Tue 13th May 5:16pm Post subject: Another Juicy 5 Brake Question........ |
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just replaced the pads in a set of juicy 5's. the lever feel was alright before i replaced them, but now the lever pulls all the way to the bar??? real real spongy. what have i done wrong????
air in lines? but i just replaced the pads, i did'nt even try to bleed them......
if they need to be bled, any idea what this would cost on average from a LBS???
cheers in advance.
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Robbie
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you might find with the bike the right way up, that they pump up by repeated squeezing? it does sound like there is air in the system....
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inzane
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If you pushed the pistons back out you might just need to pump the lever a few times before it sets up firm again??
It is possible that there is an air bubble in the line, but I would not have thought it was very likely.
Hope you put a set of Vesrah pads in! I put Vesrah pads into my Juicy 5s and it made a huge difference!
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bigJIMMY
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| Posted: Tue 13th May 5:27pm Post subject: |
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of course i put the vesrah pads in, one of the "good things" that actually came when i just purchased them off a vorber.
i have tried the repetitive pumping of the lever, but nothing.....
any other idea's?
or maybe i just need to get them bled.
any idea's on cost?
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pushbikerider
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| Posted: Tue 13th May 5:50pm Post subject: |
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| bigJIMMY wrote: | of course i put the vesrah pads in, one of the "good things" that actually came when i just purchased them off a vorber.
i have tried the repetitive pumping of the lever, but nothing.....
any other idea's?
or maybe i just need to get them bled.
any idea's on cost? |
At the shop where I work (in palmy) allow between $35 and $65, more like $65 for the pair for Avid
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kcids-naughty-account
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| Posted: Tue 13th May 6:28pm Post subject: |
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happened to my mates code5 when he left it upside down. youre looking at a rebleed probably bro
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Macatak
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| Posted: Tue 13th May 6:29pm Post subject: |
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Juicy bleed kit costs $60, and its got idiot proof instructions 
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slidecontrol
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| Posted: Tue 13th May 6:41pm Post subject: |
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maybe the bike shops price it like that so they won't get asked to bleed juicys too often?
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SlackBoy
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| Posted: Tue 13th May 6:45pm Post subject: |
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| slidecontrol wrote: | | maybe the bike shops price it like that so they won't get asked to bleed juicys too often? |
Or that they can often be a royal pain in teh esra and take longer to get right than other brakes??? 
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pushbikerider
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| Posted: Tue 13th May 6:46pm Post subject: |
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| slidecontrol wrote: | | maybe the bike shops price it like that so they won't get asked to bleed juicys too often? |
In the case of where I work, the cost realtes to the chargable time to do the job, so if its easy and done in 30 minutes, thats all you pay for
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Vinnie
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| Posted: Tue 13th May 6:53pm Post subject: |
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| SlackBoy wrote: | | slidecontrol wrote: | | maybe the bike shops price it like that so they won't get asked to bleed juicys too often? |
Or that they can often be a royal pain in teh esra and take longer to get right than other brakes??? |
I thought we were talking about Avid's, not Hopes.
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SlackBoy
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| Posted: Tue 13th May 6:58pm Post subject: |
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| Vinnie wrote: | | SlackBoy wrote: | | slidecontrol wrote: | | maybe the bike shops price it like that so they won't get asked to bleed juicys too often? |
Or that they can often be a royal pain in teh esra and take longer to get right than other brakes??? |
I thought we were talking about Avid's, not Hopes. |
I said longer to get right, not "never" get right or quiet
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Vinnie
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| Posted: Tue 13th May 7:21pm Post subject: |
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| SlackBoy wrote: | | Vinnie wrote: | | SlackBoy wrote: | | slidecontrol wrote: | | maybe the bike shops price it like that so they won't get asked to bleed juicys too often? |
Or that they can often be a royal pain in teh esra and take longer to get right than other brakes??? |
I thought we were talking about Avid's, not Hopes. |
I said longer to get right, not "never" get right or quiet |
Ahh, sorry, my mistake 
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slidecontrol
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| Posted: Tue 13th May 7:39pm Post subject: |
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| SlackBoy wrote: | | slidecontrol wrote: | | maybe the bike shops price it like that so they won't get asked to bleed juicys too often? |
Or that they can often be a royal pain in teh esra and take longer to get right than other brakes??? |
cheers for missing my point and then explaining it perfectly
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bigJIMMY
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| Posted: Tue 13th May 8:12pm Post subject: |
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guess i should just buy the kit then.
anyone live north shore AKL, that already has one? that would like to let me use it for a night?
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