Wanted! Avid Juicy 5 brake lever......

[beanbag]

I can't find any on eBay, my local shop wants extortionate money for it and no online stores seem to sell them.....

Does anyone have a complete Juicy 5 brake level with cylinder in good condition that I could buy?

Ta!

BB

[snotrag]

Is this the one with blown seals?

It DOES cost a lot to get these replaced at your LBS as its a fair bit of fiddly labour...

but... if the shell, pivot and lever are in good nick - you could buy a rebuild kit and do it yourself - its fiddly but not impossible, and you already have a bleed kit correct?

Otherwise - a juicy 3, 5, or 7 lever will also work if needs be.

check singletrackworld classifieds.

[TedMaul]

I got my j5s from merlin cycles, their website is playing up (from here anyway) and cant see the levers for sale, but give them a bell maybe. They were v helpful when I needed them.

[mk1fan]

Agree with snotrag. Juicy's are fully rebuildable.

[beanbag]

snotrag said:

Is this the one with blown seals?

It DOES cost a lot to get these replaced at your LBS as its a fair bit of fiddly labour...

but... if the shell, pivot and lever are in good nick - you could buy a rebuild kit and do it yourself - its fiddly but not impossible, and you already have a bleed kit correct?

Otherwise - a juicy 3, 5, or 7 lever will also work if needs be.

check singletrackworld classifieds.

Sorry for the late reply. It's been hell at work lately.

Yup, the seals are completely gone and are leaking slowly. They work more or less but it's not usable and probably quite dangerous on a proper ride out.

With everything I've bought lately, I've given up on buying a new set of X2's as a planned (cancelled the order after feeling terribly guilty). I do like the idea of trying a rebuild though, but I don't know exactly what to buy and where to get it.

CRC do a push-rod replacement kit but I don't think this is what I need. Their seal kit is for the calipers so if anyone has any idea what I should buy, please let me know and where I can get it.....

[mk1fan]

Replied STW

[mk1fan]

This would do:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Avid-Juicy-7-Carbon-Ultimate...

[beanbag]

mk1fan said:

This would do:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Avid-Juicy-7-Carbon-Ultimate...

Cheers! Just bought one from Jensen USA for $9. I've got a friend bringing it back for me but it's no problem as our usual trails are covered in snow!