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[Closed] Rattle, rattle, rattle... Apex1 brake lever problem

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I've got a rattling Apex left hand brake lever (Sonder Camino Apex 1x11 set-up). It's recently started rattling like crazy when on anything other than smooth tarmac.

Does anyone have a link to any maintenance guide for them? Or any ideas on how to stop it?

thanks


 
Posted : 16/07/2019 2:08 pm
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Evening bump


 
Posted : 16/07/2019 10:16 pm
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Do you not ride with your finger on the lever all the time?


 
Posted : 16/07/2019 11:07 pm
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I usually have my hands on the hoods as it's got flared drops. It still rattles.


 
Posted : 16/07/2019 11:11 pm
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anyone got any ideas?


 
Posted : 24/07/2019 1:28 pm
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I had the same issue with Apex, coincidentally on the same bike. If you pull the lever and look down the gap at the top, you'll see the hinge and there's a washer either side - that's the rattling. I tried injecting grease around them which cured the problem temporarily, but it came back. It annoyed me so much that I forked out for a new lever.


 
Posted : 25/07/2019 7:57 am
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I had this Issue with my shimano brakes. Turned out to be the lever reach. As it was dialed in a bit it gave it some slack. Making it full reach gave it nowhere to move to and stopped the rattle.


 
Posted : 25/07/2019 8:33 am
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thanks, I'll check over the weekend


 
Posted : 25/07/2019 9:09 am

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