Is it easy to change to change brake Lever !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[edwinviteri]

Hi all,  Just recently dropped my bike and a piece of the brake lever broke.  Just wanted to know if it's easy to change the brake lever or should I take it to shop.

Edwin Viteri

[makenzie71]

No the brake lever is possibly the hardest thing on the bike to change...actually one of the hardest things to do at all...right up there with trying to beat I love YOU at a staring contest when she's mad at you and splitting atoms with a hammer.


(pliers, couple wrenches, 30 minutes your first attempt...total snap... )

[gsmetal]

The brake lever IS easy to change.

You don't have to worry about bleeding brakes or anything like that - just remove the old one and put on the new one.

The mastercyclinder (where the brake fluid resides) is self contained so no fluid will leak out.

[scratch]

(pliers, couple wrenches, 30 minutes your first attempt...total snap... )

Pliers!? What the heck do use the pliers for when changing out a brake lever?

A 10mm wrench and a flathead screwdriver is all you need, and it'll take ya less than 5 minutes.

[edwinviteri]

Thanks for all your advices so I guess is kind of like changing the clutch lever.  For some reason it seemed pretty complex.
Alright and thanks again to you all

Edwin Viteri

[makenzie71]

I was thinking the rear brake lever...my bad.  You'd need the pliers to pull the pin out of the M/C dowell thingy.