Think Ive contaminated my rear brake (hope x2)

Typerchris
Typerchris Posts: 74
edited July 2011 in MTB workshop & tech
Well i think ive contaminated my rear brake while cleaning as i can now push the bike along while holding rear fully on.

Ive took the disc off and pads out and cleaned them up using some brake cleaner i had lying around however this hasnt helped. Any tips or tricks as im riding on wednesday morning so wont be able to order new pads disc off net etc?

Thanks

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    new pads and clean the rotor.
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  • Typerchris
    Typerchris Posts: 74
    is there no way to clean the pads? sand them slightly maybe?
  • tofu21
    tofu21 Posts: 359
    You can burn off oil etc... If you get them hot enough with a blow torch
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    You could, horror of horrors, go into a shop.
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  • Typerchris
    Typerchris Posts: 74
    that sounds like a little to much for me to handle. so looks like im spending money. will i need new disc and pads or just the pads?
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Discs just need cleaning, they don't absorb gunk. Pads do.
    As a rule keep everything away from brakes except fresh water.
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  • Lapierre t 400
    Lapierre t 400 Posts: 654
    did the same thing the other day on my X2s
    Ended up removing caliper and pads,cleaning the disc with Ether,sanded the pads to get rid of that glazed look,reassembled everything then aligned the caliper and bed the pads back in

    Problem now sorted
    I assume this is French petrol - be careful in reverse - the car will retreat rapidly at the least provocation.

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