Brake blocks

How do I get old brake blocks out of the shoes, so I can get some nice news ones in there? I can't get em out, have been trying to shift them with pliers, and tapping it with a hammer... am I just being a weakling?

i'm with prav

^ eh? we need pictures.

May be talking rubbish, but do they have a pin through the shoe that you need to pull out before you can release the pads?

^ yep - the modern ones I have are like that.
Skully is into fraudax though..

^ eh? we need pictures.

just messing with time man...

Older ones normally slide out of 1 end? Factory fit normally have a few dabs of glue on the back so will be tough to slide. Is there an opening one end?

Don't new ones come already attached to shoes?

Old brake blocks are made of liquorice, so just chew them out.

or wear them out :-)

Loosen the shoes, swivel them through 180 degrees, ride down a really steep hill, and then panic brake. That'll whip 'em out*.

(*er, don't)

ha, you fuckers. Yep Prav's right this is on the Faudax.

Yep they're old Campagnolo, with an opening at one end to slide em out of ... I was starting to tear them when I used the pliers. Which is why I asked, like if there's some neat trick I don't know, that involves soapy water or talc or some shit.

ha, you fuckers. Yep Prav's right this is on the Faudax.

Yep they're old Campagnolo, with an opening at one end to slide em out of ... I was starting to tear them when I used the pliers. Which is why I asked, like if there's some neat trick I don't know, that involves soapy water or talc or some shit.

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or some shit.

Really depends on what you ate last night.

Damn you Fred.

Well I'm full of that so I should be fine...

HTFU

Push 'em out with a screwdriver.

I clean my screwdrivers beforehand by stabbing them through black cab tyre walls. Your mileage may vary.

Cheers I'll try that. Not with the taxis though, I'm a lover not a fighter. Not really much of a hippy are ya?