juicy 7 issue

[cannondalejunky]

k so i'm a dumbass...i was takin my bike off my roof rack and i accidently grabbed the front break lever and of course now the pads are in slightly more that they should be...i can sill get the rotor in but there is noticeable amount of friction...and this happend once before when i first got the breaks and my bro decided to grab the levers with nothing between the pads...i took it to my lbs and they showed me what to do...pull out the pads and spring and get a screwdriver and push the pistons back in a lil...so i tried that and the pistons wont budge....am i doin something wrong or what

[Radarr]

The pistons will move, you just have to make them. It might take a bit of elbow grease. Be careful not to get too crazy and damage something, though.

If you don't want to do that, see if you can shim the rotor with a notecard or something, then squeeze the lever. That's what I always do with my Hayes brakes when this happens. I've never had the problem of not being able to push the pistons out on my Juicys.

[GiantRider]

Yep the juicys have real tight pistons. Take out your pads and put a little brake fluid on the pistons for lube then use the good ol push em back in trick( i use a 7 mm closed in wrench).Good luck.

[cannondalejunky]

they moved out enough for the wheel to move freely but one of the sides is still rubbing and i cant get it to move...anyother suggestions

[basikbiker]

re adjust the caliper bolts

[Saletel]

another way is to push both pistons back in all the way, then the one that likes to come out first shim with a business card or hold the disc towards that side of the caliper then squeeze to set the pistons in relation to the rim (edit disc), unnecessary for juicy's but important for some other brakes, ie: hope