Lube on disc brake fix!!!!

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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Just clean the area with water and diluted degreaser. Be gentle, rinse well, let dry.
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  • madmole
    madmole Posts: 466
    Just spray the disk/brake cleaner on the pads at the same time you do the rotors, quick easy and works, no need to even take the pads out

    You guys do love to make work for yourselves

    If they still squeek then they are either not bedded in properly or not aligned
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,691
    As above!

    Spray with disk brake cleaner/degreaser. By the bottom of the first small descent it will all have burnt off/worn away anyway

    (unless you ve given them a bath in the stuff or something...)
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  • 02gf74
    02gf74 Posts: 1,171
    NozzaC wrote:
    cooldad wrote:
    Roasting, setting on fire and sanding is the simple solution when a new set cost around a fiver posted?
    OK.

    I didn't say it was "the simple solution" just a possible solution.

    If you prefer to do that then do that. I like to see if they are savable first personally.

    Too much stuff is thrown away instead of being fixed - the earth's resources are not infinite .... plus chances are you want to use the bike NOW so canot wait 3 days for the pads to arrive in the post, or else it is a trip to the local bike shop to buy some pads but hey, how do you get there on a bke that cannot stop?

    I would always try to repair than replace.
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Agree on fixing but setting fire to brake pads doesn't sound like the best solution to me.
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  • KitsuneAndy
    KitsuneAndy Posts: 164
    People clean their brake pads and rotors....?
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  • Russ-Tyson
    Russ-Tyson Posts: 44
    ive never used anything so hi-tec as you guys :D I just wash and scrub with soapy water then hold above the gas stove with pliers to dry out,then lightly sand on a flat surface. seems to work ok. Otherwise use a dripper style chain lube which keeps well clear of ya discs :D

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