how to get brake pads apart

[Kingers]

hey there guys my mates got a problem and i dont know how to help him, he had his front whell off of his bike today and from what i've heard it started to fall over and he grabed the grips but also pulled in his front brake pretty hard, and now the caliper is closed, so whats the best way to open it up again? i told him to try and open it up with a screwdriver but he couldnt get it in there to open it up, any other suggestions??

Thanks

 

[wogtaz ryder]

my mates did that i played with it for like 5 minutes with a screw driver and eventually got it , try and get a really thin one or a real thin peice of metal to get in between them

 

[swifty_ano]

undo your bleed nut and they come apart...but you'll have to top up with brake fluid afterwards. (Y)

 

[liljohn_92]

dont undo the bleeder cuz theyll be a prick to get back to the same feel they used to be

 

[wogtaz ryder]

dont undo the bleeder cuz theyll be a prick to get back to the same feel they used to be

thats why you buy quality brake fluid and bleed them after you do it and they will work/feel better then they were

 

[corey58]

crackin the bleed nut for a few secs wont get air in the system

 

[liljohn_92]

lets the pressure out though

 

[corey58]

yer but once it done back up pump it and it have pressure again

 

[liljohn_92]

saweeeeeeeet ... im an idiot haha

 

[Kingers]

alrighty thanks for the help guys, i'll give him a hand to fix it, i'll try to get it with a screwdriver but if not i'll crack the bleed nut for a sec to relase pressure,

thanks

 

[swifty_ano]

you won't get anywhere with a screw drive...coz the brake set up is a sealed unit...where is the pressure gonna go? you'll blow the seals or something if you try that.

 

[liljohn_92]

if they can get pushed in they can get pushed out dude

 

[Kingers]

if pressure can get in then why cant it get out? if it cant get out when ya brake then the caliper will lock on the disc even when ya release the lever

 

[swifty_ano]

its all works on hydraulic pressure. look it up...hard to explain. But there shouldn't be air in it. If there is, it would have to be a tiny wincy bit in the master cylinder. But there shouldn't be air in it

 

[corey58]

it will work there only pressure when the lever is held in makiing the plunger push the fuilded and when the lever is released so is the pressure

 

[Kingers]

it will work there only pressure when the lever is held in makiing the plunger push the fuilded and when the lever is released so is the pressure

hence why a screwdriver should work, if i can get it between the pads