Replacing V brake cartridge pads - genius required

[Blue Hills]

Don't. I was caught out when I missed putting one in once. Rolling backwards slightly while holding the brakes can remove the pad without you noticing, so you find out when you next try to brake as nothing happens.

Many thanks for this mcshoom - quite possibly saved my life, or at least a trip. That's exactly the sort of thing I would do.

Value of experience and a nice forum

 

[ColinJ]

I once noticed that someone had installed his brake cartridges the wrong way round. He explained that it didn't matter since the brake blocks still went in ...

I thought it worth the time to explain the likely outcome under emergency braking and whipped out an allen key to rectify the problem!

 

[Nigelnightmare]

By the by of course, some folk reckon that you don't need the *** ing things since the motion of the wheel/brake interface under braking will actually push the pads further into the holders.
While still looking for insertion tips anyone got any views on this?

I had a faulty pin on mine and it came out, so did the pad. they're a very loose fit!