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ralstonm · 01-08-2002, 11:48 AM

so I flipped over and wrecked a hayes hydraulic lever. The ledge was bigger than I thought.

Can you replace those things (I assume so, but I haven't really looked at it yet...) ?

Or should I just heat it w/ the Mapp torch and try to bend it back? If I do that, I'm kinda worried I'll snap the alloy and be SOL.

YellowSub1962 · 01-08-2002, 12:11 PM

they are replaceable, but I'm not sure if you have to rebleed the system or not... a couple months bac one of the mags did a report on another company's lever and said they didn't think Hayes hyd brakes couldn't get any better - till they tried this lever...I'll try to find it for ya today...

YellowSub1962 · 01-08-2002, 12:28 PM

found it, but my memory failed me a little, they loved the levers but didn't think they were "$70 better" than the factory levers...

read the article here

also check out http://www.hayesdiscbrake.com/ for ifo and contacts on factory parts...

HTH,
PSD

also let me know what you do and how you like it (if you change levers) as its only a matter of time before I'm in the same situation

ralstonm · 01-09-2002, 09:02 AM

appreciate the info. No way I'd spend 70 to upgrade a lever that I'll probably just bend again anyway. Unless of course Hayes wants 60 for theirs.

thanks again, I'll let you know if there are any tricks to it.

Matt

FRO · 01-14-2002, 04:17 PM

My friend who races DH raves about the Stiffy levers, but he probably doesn't pay what we do....

I've bent my levers back 'cold' several times, just never bend them back all the way to straight to avoid cracking them....

01-08-2002, 11:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
ralstonm Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Member # 7356 Location: Golden, Colorado Posts: 26	Hayes leverl replacement? so I flipped over and wrecked a hayes hydraulic lever. The ledge was bigger than I thought. Can you replace those things (I assume so, but I haven't really looked at it yet...) ? Or should I just heat it w/ the Mapp torch and try to bend it back? If I do that, I'm kinda worried I'll snap the alloy and be SOL. __________________ work is for suckers

01-08-2002, 12:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
YellowSub1962 1962 YellowSubmarine Join Date: Aug 2000 Member # 1494 Location: The Land Of The Free, Thanks To The Brave! Posts: 8,288	they are replaceable, but I'm not sure if you have to rebleed the system or not... a couple months bac one of the mags did a report on another company's lever and said they didn't think Hayes hyd brakes couldn't get any better - till they tried this lever...I'll try to find it for ya today... __________________ Peter S. Di Primo PSD Enterprises, LLC - Waterjet, laser, metal forming, CNC work, Fiberglass and Carbon work, patterns and molds. No job too small. Prototyping and small production is our specialty, but we have the network to handle large jobs as well. Email me if you need something cut, bent, formed, milled, machined, etc. Founding Member - VCAS4WDC www.axlesnappers.org Help Fight Global Warming- turn your A/C on high and open all your windows. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms should be a convenience store - NOT a government agency!!!!

01-08-2002, 12:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
YellowSub1962 1962 YellowSubmarine Join Date: Aug 2000 Member # 1494 Location: The Land Of The Free, Thanks To The Brave! Posts: 8,288	found it, but my memory failed me a little, they loved the levers but didn't think they were "$70 better" than the factory levers... read the article here also check out http://www.hayesdiscbrake.com/ for ifo and contacts on factory parts... HTH, PSD also let me know what you do and how you like it (if you change levers) as its only a matter of time before I'm in the same situation __________________ Peter S. Di Primo PSD Enterprises, LLC - Waterjet, laser, metal forming, CNC work, Fiberglass and Carbon work, patterns and molds. No job too small. Prototyping and small production is our specialty, but we have the network to handle large jobs as well. Email me if you need something cut, bent, formed, milled, machined, etc. Founding Member - VCAS4WDC www.axlesnappers.org Help Fight Global Warming- turn your A/C on high and open all your windows. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms should be a convenience store - NOT a government agency!!!!

01-09-2002, 09:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
ralstonm Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Member # 7356 Location: Golden, Colorado Posts: 26	thanks yellow sub appreciate the info. No way I'd spend 70 to upgrade a lever that I'll probably just bend again anyway. Unless of course Hayes wants 60 for theirs. thanks again, I'll let you know if there are any tricks to it. Matt __________________ work is for suckers

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01-14-2002, 04:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
FRO Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Member # 5686 Location: mtntown, USA, 81224 Posts: 204	My friend who races DH raves about the Stiffy levers, but he probably doesn't pay what we do.... I've bent my levers back 'cold' several times, just never bend them back all the way to straight to avoid cracking them....