chips_an_beans Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 hi i have just brought, fitted and cut down my new HS33 evo2's but i cant set them up for toffees, any advice/ techniques? cheers rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 (edited) it's pretty simplefollow the instructions that came with the brake then....when you're setting up the pad position, just get a couple of pennies, stick them between the pad and the rim (one penny on each side), press everything flat and clamp everything shut should be pretty well perfect then. Edited November 28, 2006 by poopipe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatsink Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 It does take time, all the lining up, undoing the clamp completely so you can move the plastic collar around the slave to a better position, tightening one side then the other, the pads move as you tighten requiring another shot etc. Best advice from me with the process is to take the tyre off. It makes it so much easier to see where your brake pads are sitting from the same position that you're doing them up, so that you get them straight to the rim and get the gaps how you want them. Without taking the tyre off it's a game of having to look from the bottom of the frame and then tighten up from above, awkward and more likely to take more goes to get an acceptable set-up (if you ever do). The time you take removing the tyre will definately mean it's quicker in the long run.Also, ditch the quick release (if you are using the "evo" clamps for Vee mounts) and just bolt through both sides (It's an M6 soc cap for a 5mm hex allen key, obtainable from a decent hardware shop) You'll have to get used to deflating/inflating you tyre to get the wheel in and out, but your brake set-up will stay exactly where it should meaning you don't have to touch it for months. Not needing to touch your brake set-up for the longest period of time possible is always the aim!Plus, before getting started make sure the TPA (the adjuster wheel) is dialed out(although not too much because it goes a bit loose - enough to connect the lever to the sprung moving piston) so you will have plenty of adjustment as the pads wear and so won't need to set-up the brake again.Another one for the long term: Replace the Magura Vee bolts Overtime you may find that the shallow heads of the custom flanged socket caps Magura use will get rounded off. To avoid issues with rounded bolts, it may be a good idea to replace these bolts in advance with standard M6 ones (deeper heads so won't round as readily) and washers.Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Owen. Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 simple resalution= get vees. i have had mine for about a year and have never had any problems. vees are the way forward as many trials riders will tell you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stug45 Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 they do everyones nuts in! just play around on an afternoon you dont have to do anything but u'll get the hang of it, but once u get it perfect, just LEAVE THEM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pike64421 Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 (edited) i have never had any problem with my hs33 I found the best way to get the perfect spacing between the rim and the pads was to use my flexible friend the credit card!!!!!!! but when I had buckled my rim I just increased the spacing with another card on top so second flexible friend pike 64421 (jayson) Edited November 29, 2006 by pike64421 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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