Arghhh, why won’t the brake caliper return?
Campag Centaur skeleton
New return spring fitted (the old one broke)
Stripped, cleaned, refitted
New cable
New cable outer
Taken the whole cockpit back on the bars with new tape
Nothing, literally nothing fixes the caliper sticking after the lever is pulled
Pretty close to taking a hammer to all the things
Have I missed anything?
Does it return with no cable attached? If so it is definitely in the cable. I would guess that it's where you cut the outer. I fyou didn't clean the cut properly, theere's a chance some of the outer is preventing the inner from sliding through.
Or the internals of the lever sticking? - can isolate that option by disconnecting cable from the lever (or loosening it at the lever) and then using a pair of pliers to pull the cable to check the brake?
Maybe cable inner fouling on the inside of a cable stop?
Ok, cheers, worth a try, am going to buy a new inner and outer and try that…
but that means another trip to the LBS, another day of no cycle commuting, another go at taking all the bar tape off and re-wrapping it fml
Arghhh, why won’t the brake caliper return?
Campag Centaur skeleton
New return spring fitted (the old one broke)
Stripped, cleaned, refitted
New cable
New cable outer
Taken the whole cockpit back on the bars with new tape
Nothing, literally nothing fixes the caliper sticking after the lever is pulled
Pretty close to taking a hammer to all the things
Have I missed anything?