Rusty chain ?

canada16

Hey Guys

Its me again mr. Superbud.

Anyway, I had to ride my bike home and it was tipping it out, I brought my bike into my house were it has stayed since friday.

I have just looked at the bike as I do every minute, But the chain has went rusty.

Is this normal, should i have dried it off, never noticed anything like that before on my past bikes.

Thanks guys once again.

z000m

just grease the chain after wash.
mr. Superbud you make me larf!

canada16

Thanks

Just been reading up, i guess a little WD-40 and toothbrush, and apply.

Massage in gentley and rub, LOL

canada16

Whats the best cleaner for stuff like this and just in general keeping the BUD clean.

Herd Muck off but some say bad for paint, I got powder coat, so do not want anything to abraisive.

Thanks

BlackSpur

Hope Sh*t Shifter got a good review in WMB, as did Muck Off and Fenwicks.

The Spiderman

Don`t use WD40.Get yourself a proper chain lube.

dav1

use wd40 onbly as a water displacer. Clean with degreacer, then rince with water and wipe away the excess. Ass WD40 to the whole drivetrain and wipe excess away then finally add a good chain lube.

stumpyjon

I had this last year on my stumpy, I'd never suffered from rusty chains before, but after the first couple of washes the chain showed rust spots ( I wasn't best pleased). With hindsght I've put it down to the fact that I used to clean and lube my old chain after every ride so it was always well protected. Being a numpty I assumed that the chain on my new bike would be of a better quality and wouldn't rust (it was a SRAM PC951, which whilst value for money isn't a top end chain). Once I started to clean, dry, lube cycle properly the rust problems went away. Sequence is, degrease (with chain cleaner more often than not), GT85 to drive out water, bounce bike to remove excess, leave to stand, dry chain with rag and finally apply lube of choice followed by a brew.

Now running a SRAM 991 hollow pin but still sticking to the regime even though it's nickle plated inside and out.

ride_whenever

I like my connex stainless steel chain that i have on my singlespeed.

canada16

Ok stupid me put WD-40 on the chain, and it has gotten into the disc and brake pads.

How do I fix this as my rear brake wont skid like my front, and like it used to.

Its like it just slides along rubbing, it takes me ages to stop.

New pads?

or a way to clean and stop ?

Thanks

The Spiderman

I`ve been there, done that.In my case I took my pads out,lightly sanded them with abrasive paper,degreased the rotor(with disc cleaner or alcohol based wipe),popped the pads back in and all was well.
If they are badly contaminated howver,you may have to replace the pads.

Check www.parktool.com for pad removal.

jammieeeee

You should always spray a bit of GT85 on mechs and put some lube on chain after a wet/muddy adventure.

canada16

oh

did not realise I had to true the brakes and use a special tool, im not good at stuff like that, might have to take it to my lbs for them to do

cunning-stunt

canada16 wrote:

Ok stupid me put WD-40 on the chain, and it has gotten into the disc and brake pads.

How do I fix this as my rear brake wont skid like my front, and like it used to.

I managed to contaminate my pads with DOT 4.
While waiting to get hold of new ones I read about someone on here putting them in the oven,so I held mine in pliers and put a flame to them for a minute or so.

Improved performance almost back to the way they were after a few heavy stops to wear them in again.It was only a temporary fix,but it got them back to usable condition.

J@mi3

similar effect from going as fast as you can, lock on brakes, repeat


3-5 times and you should get most of the lubricant off, just mind your fingers on rotor that should be piping hot if done right (mind you it depends just how much you get on)


cleaning rotor after before and after a few attempts can help, as the pad will need to lay down a new layer of rubber on the rotor to get the best braking surface once again


WD40 is shit lubricant, it'll burn off quicklly, this is why it's not an effective chain lubricant.

canada16

Hey guys

Thanks for all the advise,

I have rode the bike 10 miles everyday since the weekend and still very slow stopping and sometime makes this loud whine.

It takes 1 block just to stop the bike, but on my front, its sharp as.

Do I need a special tool to take brake pads off, or can I just take off rear wheel and sand pads as is.

Thanks guys

z000m

take the pads out of the caliper all u need is the right size allen key

stevie the freerider

[/quote]Ok stupid me put WD-40 on the chain, and it has gotten into the disc and brake pads.

How do I fix this as my rear brake wont skid like my front, and like it used to. [/quote]

Ok stupid me put WD-40 on the chain, and it has gotten into the disc and brake pads.

How do I fix this as my rear brake wont skid like my front, and like it used to.

banshee dhr

soak your pads in white spirit i did exactally the same then was the pads off with water