Danger Boy Brake Levers : Installation
January 23rd, 2008 by Arleigh JenkinsMy Avid Juicy 7’s had an upgrade earlier this week. New pink brake levers from Danger Boy and Speed Goat! Check out my review of the product over at TheBikeLab.com.
The installation of the levers were so easy I wanted to put it down in writing so folks would be even more tempted to upgrade to these awesome levers.
All you need are some allen wrenches and some good light!
1. Block your brake. Either make sure your wheel/rotor are in the caliper or put a brake block in. You will be pulling the levers at some point and pulling your lever without anything between the pads is a big no no.
2. Remove clip from back of adjustment knob. You can use the proper tool (if there is one) or a small flat head to push the clip out.
3. Pull adjuster knob out.
4. Unscrew the set screw that holds the pivot in.
5. Push pivot rod out.
6. Pull brake lever/push rod out.
7. Unscrew push rod with fingers.
8. Push plastic sleeve and nut from lever end. (This might have a technical term but I don’t know what it is.)
9. Install all the parts in reverse to your new levers.
10. Take care to install the correct lever to the correct side. There is font on the lever blades and you don’t want to be that guy with upside down brake levers.
If you ever get stuck on this feel free to drop me a line! There is also a full Avid manual here.
Late edit : As Um mentioned in the comments you dont need to take out the adjuster knob or piston. Both can be left in but as I mentioned in my comments it makes the process easier in my mind (maybe not yours which is fine.) I have seen many bent push rods or stripped out threads due to folks trying to thread them back in.
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Uh, You made that 10x harder than it really is.
All you have to do is remove the pivot screw, and then unscrew the reach adjuster. You do NOT need to remove that piston, or the “adjuster knob”.
why do you not need to remove the piston rod? It is attached to the lever. Unless you are talking about unscrewing it while it is in the lever body which is bad practice as it can lead to bent/broken-ness
As for the adjust knob, yes you are correct that you don’t need to take it off but again it is good practice and makes it easier to install the lever back in.
You do not need to remove the pushrod/dust seal from the body. You have to unscrew the lever from it. Unscrewing it from the lever body will not lead to any form of bent/broken-ness. It is less likely you’ll break something by first removing the lever from the bike. There is no removal or popping the pushrod out, dust seal, etc.
What will lead to bent/broken-ness is an inept mechaninc getting overzealous and over complicating a 5 minute job by removing more parts and pushrods when there is no need to by increasing the likely hood of introducing dirt, bending the pushrods on removal/re-installation, improper re-installation, and a bevy of other things. Additionally you should wear at least gloves if you’re going to be dissecting your brakes in this manner.
Um. I will give your input a go when I install my next pair later this week. I’ve always done it the way I documented and this might be that I’m normally doing a complete rebuild with the lever.
Thanks again for the input !
Yikes! Those levers are EXPENSIVE!!!!! Blue Collar? Hardly!
ALON,
We often review things that we feel are worth saving your pennies for. As mainly a single speeder I tend to concentrate a ton on brake feel so this I feel is worth it to me to save up for.
Yikes, you really should not be posting pictures of how to do something when you have no idea!
Quad,
I’m interested where you’re getting your info. If you have a better method I would love for you to share as we are all open to new ways to do something. As a professional mechanic I will say everyone does things differently and my goal here is maybe not to show something the easiest way but the least likely to mess something up.
Share away! Thanks for any input