Apparently while the front wheel of my bike was removed/off, the front brake lever was squeezed. This has caused my front brake calipers to close tightly.

Has anyone dealt with this before, and if so, what is the best remedy to get them open again? Thanks

 

Hmm. hopefully you didnt over extend the pistons. this can potentially ruin the piston seal.

You can push them back into place. It will be a little stiff, but there isnt that much resistance to force the pads back. Just dont pry on the face of the brake pad. You should be able to take a screwdriver or prybar and pry on the outter edges of the pad and the outer edge of the caliper.

If all else fails, you can release any pressure ( should be very little) byloosening up your bleeder screws. Again, you should be able to pry them back without doing this, but if they just wont move, you can do this. You will have to bleed the brakes once your done, but I stll reccommend avoiding this and try the other method.

 

Will try your recomendation... thank you Justasquid.

 

yeah...what he said...lol.....

keep the pads in the caliper and using something in between to pry them open a bit....do it little by little though because if you do it too much, your lever will be squishy for a few pumps....but it will definitely push back in with a little force...but like squid said...don't push directly on the pistons....

good luck!

 

Also feel free to wrap whatever tool your using in a shop rag or towel, that will help keep you from scarring or damaging your pads from the metal surface of your tool. Generally wont damage the pads much, but even a few scrapes on the surface can cause squealing later on.