missing a tiny tiny Avid brake part

[Ellis]

I'm putting a bike together and digging through a box of parts I find my pair of Avid SD-5 brakes,
barely used. However, one of the calipers - or the bushing in it - is missing that little 2.5mm wide
(or about) pin that goes in the stopper hole in the brake boss on the fork. I don't know if anybody
knows what I'm talking about. It must have fell out while being thrown around in the tool box for
months, I don't know. Now I have a perfectly good Avid brake but I can't use it because it's missing
this tiny pin (smaller than a bike chain pin). I looked up and found a "Avid Ti Single Digit Brake
Kit" which has 3 ti bolts and 2 bushings, but of course, no pins. Anyone know where I can find one
of these damn pins? Well, I just thought I'd ask.

 

[Huw Pritchard]

On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 07:10:46 +0000, ellis did issue forth:

> I'm putting a bike together and digging through a box of parts I find my pair of Avid SD-5 brakes,
> barely used. However, one of the calipers - or the bushing in it - is missing that little 2.5mm
> wide (or about) pin that goes in the stopper hole in the brake boss on the fork. I don't know if
> anybody knows what I'm talking about. It must have fell out while being thrown around in the tool
> box for months, I don't know. Now I have a perfectly good Avid brake but I can't use it because
> it's missing this tiny pin (smaller than a bike chain pin). I looked up and found a "Avid Ti
> Single Digit Brake Kit" which has 3 ti bolts and 2 bushings, but of course, no pins. Anyone know
> where I can find one of these damn pins? Well, I just thought I'd ask.

I remember myself a a few friends went on holiday and one of us managed to lose the exact same part.
Fortunately, we had a drill bit of exactly the right size lying around, and just cut a bit off the
shank of the bit.

Araldited it in there and it works a treat.

Huw "Isn't bodging great?" Pritchard

 

[Mark Hainsworth]

"Huw Pritchard" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news[email protected]...
> On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 07:10:46 +0000, ellis did issue forth:
>
> > I'm putting a bike together and digging through a box of parts I find my pair of Avid SD-5
> > brakes, barely used. However, one of the calipers -
or
> > the bushing in it - is missing that little 2.5mm wide (or about) pin
that
> > goes in the stopper hole in the brake boss on the fork. I don't know if anybody knows what I'm
> > talking about. It must have fell out while being thrown around in the tool box for months, I
> > don't know. Now I have a perfectly good Avid brake but I can't use it because it's missing this
> > tiny pin (smaller than a bike chain pin). I looked up and found a "Avid Ti Single Digit Brake
> > Kit" which has 3 ti bolts and 2 bushings, but of course, no pins. Anyone know where I can find
> > one of these damn pins? Well, I just thought I'd ask.
>
> I remember myself a a few friends went on holiday and one of us managed to lose the exact same
> part. Fortunately, we had a drill bit of exactly the right size lying around, and just cut a bit
> off the shank of the bit.
>
> Araldited it in there and it works a treat.
>
> Huw "Isn't bodging great?" Pritchard

either that or find a friend who can just use a lathe to make you a new one....

mark

 

[Chris]

"ellis" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> I'm putting a bike together and digging through a box of parts I find my pair of Avid SD-5 brakes,
> barely used. However, one of the calipers - or the bushing in it - is missing that little 2.5mm
> wide (or about) pin that goes in the stopper hole in the brake boss on the fork. I don't know if
> anybody knows what I'm talking about. It must have fell out while being thrown around in the tool
> box for months, I don't know. Now I have a perfectly good Avid brake but I can't use it because
> it's missing this
tiny
> pin (smaller than a bike chain pin). I looked up and found a "Avid Ti Single Digit Brake Kit"
> which has 3 ti bolts and 2 bushings, but of
course,
> no pins. Anyone know where I can find one of these damn pins? Well, I
just
> thought I'd ask.
>

These should all be the same size, Avid or not - otherwise some brakes wouldn't work in some frames
- so, either get one off another caliper you have lying around, or go to your friendly LBS, where
hopefully you have a good relationship, and get a 5-year-old rusty filthy Dia-Compe out of their
parts bin for a buck and pop the pin off that.

Sorry that sentence was so long.

Chris

 

[Pea]

"Chris" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "ellis" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I'm putting a bike together and digging through a box of parts I find my pair of Avid SD-5
> > brakes, barely used. However, one of the calipers -
or
> > the bushing in it - is missing that little 2.5mm wide (or about) pin
that
> > goes in the stopper hole in the brake boss on the fork. I don't know if anybody knows what I'm
> > talking about. It must have fell out while being thrown around in the tool box for months, I
> > don't know. Now I have a perfectly good Avid brake but I can't use it because it's missing this
> tiny
> > pin (smaller than a bike chain pin). I looked up and found a "Avid Ti Single Digit Brake Kit"
> > which has 3 ti bolts and 2 bushings, but of
> course,
> > no pins. Anyone know where I can find one of these damn pins? Well, I
> just
> > thought I'd ask.
> >
>
> These should all be the same size, Avid or not - otherwise some brakes wouldn't work in some
> frames - so, either get one off another caliper you have lying around, or go to your friendly LBS,
> where hopefully you have a good relationship, and get a 5-year-old rusty filthy Dia-Compe out of
their
> parts bin for a buck and pop the pin off that.
>
> Sorry that sentence was so long.
>
> Chris
>
>
Maybe the thick end of a spoke will do?

 

[Digtri]

Try calling Avid directly and besides identifying the part for you, they might drop one into the
mail. A little 2.5mm allen screw came out of my Avid mechanical disc & they sent me a replacement
for no charge(Great product & support). (303) 762-9353

"ellis" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> I'm putting a bike together and digging through a box of parts I find my pair of Avid SD-5 brakes,
> barely used. However, one of the calipers - or the bushing in it - is missing that little 2.5mm
> wide (or about) pin that goes in the stopper hole in the brake boss on the fork. I don't know if
> anybody knows what I'm talking about. It must have fell out while being thrown around in the tool
> box for months, I don't know. Now I have a perfectly good Avid brake but I can't use it because
> it's missing this
tiny
> pin (smaller than a bike chain pin). I looked up and found a "Avid Ti Single Digit Brake Kit"
> which has 3 ti bolts and 2 bushings, but of
course,
> no pins. Anyone know where I can find one of these damn pins? Well, I
just
> thought I'd ask.
>

 

[Ellis]

"DIGTRI" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:fMb%[email protected]...
> Try calling Avid directly and besides identifying the part for you, they might drop one into the
> mail. A little 2.5mm allen screw came out of my
Avid
> mechanical disc & they sent me a replacement for no charge(Great product & support). (303)
> 762-9353
>
>
> "ellis" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I'm putting a bike together and digging through a box of parts I find my pair of Avid SD-5
> > brakes, barely used. However, one of the calipers -
or
> > the bushing in it - is missing that little 2.5mm wide (or about) pin
that
> > goes in the stopper hole in the brake boss on the fork. I don't know if anybody knows what I'm
> > talking about. It must have fell out while being thrown around in the tool box for months, I
> > don't know. Now I have a perfectly good Avid brake but I can't use it because it's missing this
> tiny
> > pin (smaller than a bike chain pin). I looked up and found a "Avid Ti Single Digit Brake Kit"
> > which has 3 ti bolts and 2 bushings, but of
> course,
> > no pins. Anyone know where I can find one of these damn pins? Well, I
> just
> > thought I'd ask.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

Hey, thanks all!

 

[Jd]

"ellis" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
> I'm putting a bike together and digging through a box of parts I find my pair of Avid SD-5 brakes,
> barely used. However, one of the calipers - or the bushing in it - is missing that little 2.5mm
> wide (or about) pin that goes in the stopper hole in the brake boss on the fork. I don't know if
> anybody knows what I'm talking about. It must have fell out while being thrown around in the tool
> box for months, I don't know. Now I have a perfectly good Avid brake but I can't use it because
> it's missing this tiny pin (smaller than a bike chain pin). I looked up and found a "Avid Ti
> Single Digit Brake Kit" which has 3 ti bolts and 2 bushings, but of course, no pins. Anyone know
> where I can find one of these damn pins? Well, I just thought I'd ask.

Call Avid.

JD