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Pivot brake arm DIY question

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Julius_Steezer
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So the plastic bit on the brake arm on my ski has somehow got chipped, leaving a nice pointy bit of metal which is begging to get snagged on whilst riding switch (see pic)




Due to a previously broken brake, I have the same plastic part on an unused brake (see picture below). Ideally I want to take the good plastic part off the spare brake arm, take the chipped part off the brake on my ski and then glue the good part onto the brake on the ski. Does anybody have any idea how I can get the black plastic part off the brakes? I’ve tried a hairdryer to loosen the glue (same sort of theory as taking grips off poles) but no luck. Any other advice would be great


Oct 19 2020 11:24AM
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elm.
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Vise grips. Or just file down the metal on the broken one then put some jb weld on it to cover up the metal.
Oct 19 2020 11:52AM
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Adtmartens
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You could probably use a heat gun but that plastic might just deform then i would say just leave the metal and wrap it with some tape of maybe cover it in some type of glue
Oct 19 2020 12:19PM
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kalle.
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i got them off with heat and vice grips to put on ones without the plastic. they were the older style that had only a little notch at the end though.
now on one pair of my pivots i have only the metal on one of the brakes and have had no issues.
Oct 19 2020 12:56PM
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