Brake Repair

[Shel_B]

 

[BHopkins]

I see the problem. If he would have just put 2 or 3 more cable ties around the guide pin area, it would have been ok.

 

[vavavroom]

When you are on a shoestring budget this works!

 

[AZjeff]

White zip ties aren't UV stable and will fail far too soon. Black ties would have been much better.

 

[Kestas]

White zip ties aren't UV stable and will fail far too soon. Black ties would have been much better.

Are you sure? I would expect the opposite to be true.

 

[zzyzzx]

Stainless steel cable ties might have actually worked, if they used enough of them.

 

[TCL]

Send it!

 

[JohnnyG]

When you are on a shoestring budget this works!

I don't see any shoestrings. Must have run out of those too!

 

[BHopkins]

Let me guess. When it was taken to the shop, the owner declined repair.

 

[gman2304]

Silly’s……a coat hanger works much better in that application and it won’t melt!

 

[JeffKeryk]

Them new fangled tie straps are real good; they work nearly as good as bailin' war...

 

[oldcodger]

I have been in circumstances where something like that is a repair to be proud of.

 

[AZjeff]

Are you sure? I would expect the opposite to be true.

"Cable tie resin is “natural” colored until a colorant, typically carbon black, is introduced into the manufacturing process. Carbon black is a major contributor to UV resistance of ties, and their longevity in the sun is dependent on the amount of carbon black used."

There are also zip ties that have UV resistant chemicals added and the vast majority of them are black for the added protection of the pigment.

 

[Number_35]

On a glass-is-half-full note, at least it's a rear brake.

 

[supton]

If it was on the trailing edge, I wonder if it'd work ok, actually. On the leading edge, I could see it swiveling out (and violently!) but here...

To be clear, I would have used at least 2 more zip ties. Can't be too safe.

 

[Cujet]

 

[bullwinkle]

"Cable tie resin is “natural” colored until a colorant, typically carbon black, is introduced into the manufacturing process. Carbon black is a major contributor to UV resistance of ties, and their longevity in the sun is dependent on the amount of carbon black used."

There are also zip ties that have UV resistant chemicals added and the vast majority of them are black for the added protection of the pigment.

Use the special blue ones, they’re the “high temp-a-cheer”!

 

[vavavroom]

I don't see any shoestrings. Must have run out of those too!

A few rubber bands might do.