Mr Motivator Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 I had the front end of my bike hanging out of my car window driving back home in heavy rain and I didn't dry my bike when I got back. This resulted in rust everywhere, my BB has a little more that just surface rust too which is wierd, anyway, my brake hasn't stopped honking for about 2 months, and no matter how much I ride it, it won't stop honking. I may try throwing dust all over it, but I doubt it'll work soo..How do I go about cleaning my rotot and pads in the best possible way? What ways have you done it, and what has been most successfull? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 dont boil the pads. unless it doesn't require magnetism to stay in place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted January 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Yeah, I've heard af all this boiling and baking stuff. Hmmn.I might just give the rotor a good clean somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onza Kieron Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Best off pourin boiling water over them and cleaning them with a clean cloth Then pouring clean water over it whilst riding down a hill dragging the brake hard enough to keep a constant speed.Kieron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials_star17 Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Give it a go with the hot water, as suggested then get a fair bit of clean water wet the disk and pads and ride along, don't drag the brake give it short sharp bursts, repeat this process and you should feel the brake get better. Dont be too alarmed if it seems to get worse, keep going and it should get better. Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 I got a new foam dish scrubber (with the abrasive and soft sides on it) and put a little bit of washing up liquid on it, i then soaked it in warm water and cleaned the rotor with it. then dried it with a clean cloth.I turned the gas ring on and held my pads in the flame for a few minutes, they start smoking and go black and sometimes set on fire as well, then i stuck them into a pan of boiling water (you'll know its hot enough when the pads start jumping around in the pan). I took them out the pan and dried them off on another clean towel and then put them back on my brake. Bed it in as normal slightly holding the brake on as you ride then pour cold water onto the disc after its been held on for a while to get warm. After all this hard work you should be rewarded like i was with a brake that performs much better than it did before. dont boil the pads. unless it doesn't require magnetism to stay in place I don't think boiling pads changes the magnetism in them at all. I don't even think thats possible, mine were certainly fine. Maybe you did something else to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotchDave Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Unless boiling can somehow rearrange the pairing of electrons in atoms on a major scale you have nowt to worry about, however it could degrade the glue holding the pad material on, though it doesn't seem too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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