Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
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- Wilmslow, Cheshire
Front and Rear Road Brake Calliper Question
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
All those downhill KOMs causing brake stress. 
I would doubke check with your existing callipers that the threadded bolt is the same length on both. This will give you the answer. The recessed nut is indeed different but I cant be sure of the callipers bolt. By removing both from bike you can check.
I would doubke check with your existing callipers that the threadded bolt is the same length on both. This will give you the answer. The recessed nut is indeed different but I cant be sure of the callipers bolt. By removing both from bike you can check.
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Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
Given up the downhills only on the flat and uphill these days. 
I will have a measure when I get in later.
I will have a measure when I get in later.
accountantpete
Brexiteer
The bolt from the front should fit the rear if they are the same groupset, and probably any groupset bolt would be interchangeable.
Personally I'd transfer the bolt from the front to your existing back brakes to form the new front and then just drop the bought rear straight in.
Personally I'd transfer the bolt from the front to your existing back brakes to form the new front and then just drop the bought rear straight in.
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Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
Cheers Guys, have had a look.
The rear threaded bit on the calliper is about 15mm shorter on the rear than the front. I can strip it down and swap over the threaded post, but given I don't know what caused the front failure despite stripping the calliper back to it's component parts looks like replacements are in order. For the moment I have used an old silver Tektro caliper as a stop gap. Doesn't match the black Sram rear but will do in the short term.
Pete if you come across any decent secondhand ones on your travels pm me.
The rear threaded bit on the calliper is about 15mm shorter on the rear than the front. I can strip it down and swap over the threaded post, but given I don't know what caused the front failure despite stripping the calliper back to it's component parts looks like replacements are in order. For the moment I have used an old silver Tektro caliper as a stop gap. Doesn't match the black Sram rear but will do in the short term.
Pete if you come across any decent secondhand ones on your travels pm me.
400bhp
Guru
Cheers Guys, have had a look.
The rear threaded bit on the calliper is about 15mm shorter on the rear than the front. I can strip it down and swap over the threaded post, but given I don't know what caused the front failure despite stripping the calliper back to it's component parts looks like replacements are in order. For the moment I have used an old silver Tektro caliper as a stop gap. Doesn't match the black Sram rear but will do in the short term.
Pete if you come across any decent secondhand ones on your travels pm me.
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HTH
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Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
I was thinking of permanent black marker pen.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Should have bought Shimano. That stuff works.
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Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
I have on my other bike, bit heavy for the money though init. 
