Heatsink Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 So I took the material out of the plastic backings and then cutted a bit off the each sides.Then pushed it in, put some superglue on the side and then in a vice.And when I took it out of the vice the middle of the material just popped back out.What should I do?Cheers Hi!It's always a good idea to do a test fit without glue so that you can check the pad inserts properly before getting messy. If it needs a bit trimmed off when you have glue in there, then it means a bit for work as you will have to cut away some dried glue aswell to get the pads to fit in properly. It's perfectly salvageable from where you are at the moment though.Another good idea is to take the opportunity to square the braking surfaces of the pads off before you get to work, although this does require care if you're not doing it all the time. I use an sander turned upside down and have taken the skin off my hands enough times to have worked out how to do it safely!I should have mentioned in my last message that I don't mind doing this fitting for you if it helps. I've noticed that my "How to" guide could do with some more details to make it a solid guide, so it would be useful for me aswell to do a fitting and get some photos & guide text sorted.Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrAsHeR Posted May 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Hi!It's always a good idea to do a test fit without glue so that you can check the pad inserts properly before getting messy. If it needs a bit trimmed off when you have glue in there, then it means a bit for work as you will have to cut away some dried glue aswell to get the pads to fit in properly. It's perfectly salvageable from where you are at the moment though.Another good idea is to take the opportunity to square the braking surfaces of the pads off before you get to work, although this does require care if you're not doing it all the time. I use an sander turned upside down and have taken the skin off my hands enough times to have worked out how to do it safely!I should have mentioned in my last message that I don't mind doing this fitting for you if it helps. I've noticed that my "How to" guide could do with some more details to make it a solid guide, so it would be useful for me aswell to do a fitting and get some photos & guide text sorted.SteveSo they should stay in correctly if you push them in without glue.And thanks again for you help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Balls Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 yeah...they should fit fine without glue...glue is just a reassurance i reckon you might need to trim a bit more from the middle of the pad- where it recesses slightly, make this a bit longer in both directions..just keep trying till it fits! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrAsHeR Posted May 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Cheers guys finally made it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeM Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Cheers guys finally made it.how are you going to test them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrAsHeR Posted May 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 My Dob should arrive next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_Gibson Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 What glue did you use 1st time round? when I got some coust material just popped them into plastic backing (with a bit of drilling ) I used the thin super glue. Not the one with 2 cylinders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeM Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 My Dob should arrive next week.Ohh very nice. Come ride Chelmsford on the 24th . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrAsHeR Posted May 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 What glue did you use 1st time round? when I got some coust material just popped them into plastic backing (with a bit of drilling ) I used the thin super glue. Not the one with 2 cylindersAt both attempts I used some cheap super glue.And yeah all I had to is cut half a mil on each side and the it went in perfect.I am pretty sure they will stay in there without any glue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Clark Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 Just remember to check for the kinetic energy stress from the brake rubbing on the sidewall of the rim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 Just remember to check for the kinetic energy stress from the brake rubbing on the sidewall of the rim.Exactly, this is a common problem that people often overlook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Kearns Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 Bit of bump. But: How have people found the performence of this set up ? Type of grind ? Tar ? etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrAsHeR Posted May 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 Well I know koxx brown are amazingly good. I have now tried them for a few hours of riding on a shit grind and I have to say the hold is pretty. As I have a booster I really don't get much noise, which I am happy with. And no, if you have a decent sharp grind I really wouldn't recommend tar as they work very well. So yeah Sharp Grind + Koxx boxx in cnc backing = Crazy good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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