Author Topic: Tech 5s too tight (Read 773 times)

Jaan · « **on:** April 29, 2012, 11:27 PM »

Any tips for getting these bad boys on without scratching my bars to bits?

Cheers
Chris

BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN · « **Reply #1 on:** April 30, 2012, 12:32 AM »

pliers - put inside a use some man power to stretch it by pulling pliers arms out

Jaan · « **Reply #2 on:** April 30, 2012, 12:43 AM »

B to the rescue again

I don't think Dia Compe tasked their best engineers when designing these...

Chris

BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN · « **Reply #3 on:** April 30, 2012, 12:52 AM »

It's a pain but should work

friday thinking

design and then i can go to the pub

Jaan · « **Reply #4 on:** May 08, 2012, 12:56 PM »

I came up with an even better and much easier solution to the Tech 5 problem...

Take 2 M6 bolts and one M6 thin nut that you can squeeze into the gap in the brake clasp.

Tighten the lower bolt (closest to the lever) into the nut but not past it into the threaded side. Now tighten the other bolt into the threaded side of the brake clasp - when it meets the opposite bolt a few more turns and it pushes that side open and viola! You can get the Tech 5 on without touching your powder coat.

Now WD your grips on, position the lever and then take out the bolts and it'll grip nicely ready for the correct fixing bolt.

Hope this helps somebody as i tried the Tech 5s on 6 different bars and they were too tight for all of them

Cheers
Chris

stevesredvxr · « **Reply #5 on:** May 08, 2012, 07:38 PM »

I just stuck a large flat-bladed screwdriver between the gap and levered it slightly......worked a treat....but don't overdo it as I can see disaster striking.