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I've never had any issues with it, as I find just leaning on it hard does the trick, but I wonder if the hairspray trick that works for grips might be the ticket. I have heard people advocate a very thin wipe of grease on the back of the block, presumably as long as you're careful and give the face of the block a wipe with some alcohol afterwards that would be fine.
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It's brake pad insert replacement day. God I dread this day. Has anyone got a technique for getting these bastards in easily without any specialist tools?
I've found the old pads flip out super easy if you get a flat head screw driver under an edge and just twist, but I've yet to figure out an easy way of getting the new ones in. The instructions imply they simply slide in. Lying bastards, they do not. I now know how old people feel looking at that shiny new un-openable jar of jam.
I know I've got the right Kool Step inserts for the Campag holders, but it feels like I need more than the force of a hyenas bite to slide the damn things in. I've wrestled for over 5 minutes just to get as far as in the pic above, my fingers hurt already and I'm more knackered and red in the face than if I'd climbed an actual hill. And I've still got 3 pads to go after this one.
I have tried in the past to aid the sliding in by using a flat head screw driver in the groove on the insert and push down hard to try and slide it in, but without a vice and just holding in your hands one slip leads to a gouge in the hand, as I know from painful experience.
Looking back now makes me wonder if the great brakeless craze started simply by someone deciding it was less effort and less pain to just crash into stuff, rather than endure the pain, suffering and exhaustion of brake pad replacement day.
If you've figured a easy way to do this, please share.