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Bending brakes

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iffe
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I want to fit my Look Pivots on Line EP Pros. The Pivots have the 115 mm brakes and the EP Pros have a 127 mm waist. What is the best method of bending the brakes so that they fit? I have access to a workbench with clamps and a heat gun that goes up to 950°F.
Oct 4 2013 7:14AM
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LC.
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No heat, just bend slowly.

Take them apart if you have the patience (TGR thread) but it's easier just to clamp the brake pad closed in a banch vice with blocks of wood each side, bend both arms out simultaneously then rebend. Or even just mount them as-is, snap a boot in, bend out, then rebend.

Ski pole sections for bending them out, then hold with vice grips and rebend with a small box wrench. When bending them out, 45 degrees is fine, then rebend another 45 a little further down.
Oct 4 2013 12:57PM
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iffe
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Perfect, thank you!
Oct 4 2013 1:59PM
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