monty boi Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 Hey guy's recently my disk has gone downhill, it keeps slipping out when i pull it in and there is no bite at all,Is there anything i can clean the rotor with exept from alcohol as i dont have any?It would be a great help if you could recommend something?Thanks Adam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mod Man Leo Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 Pwns all that crap on your rotor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cristoff Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 would whisky fix it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty boi Posted July 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 I need something thats already in the home though, because im desperate to ride and really dont want to wait till, tuesday/wednesday,is there any alternatives?Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cristoff Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 boiling it maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 Take the rotor off and clean it with hot soapy water and make sure you get all the suds and stuff off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam-Griffin Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 or boil whisky and poor it on lol get a wire brush and go over it with that ?Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tall_Rob Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 When doing repairs in my shop i simply remove the whole wheel and use KFC wet wipes to remove all grease of the rotor then put it to one side to dry.Remove the pads i f contaminated and give a fine scrub with either clean emery paper or file. Clean in some fresh hot water form kettle.Return everything back in the caliper reseting the pads by pushing the pistons back carefully with a large flat headed screwdriver. Place wheel back in the dropouts making sure thats it's definetly in (placing the bike on the floor to insure they're in, check to make sure that the pads are paralel to the rotor and not angled and then pump the brake lever to adjust pads and away you go.Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 boiling it maybe?Dont forget though! If you've used the brake, you need to boil the pads tooAnd also, make sure that the rotor isn't a tight fit in the pan, because it will expand slightly and...as I found out....it can get tricky to get it out after that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 Boil the pads and the rotor, but make sure you wipe the surface of the water with a cloth, because all the oil and muck floats to the top and you'd just lift the rotor/pads through it all again.To bed it in in a hurry, smear mud round the rotor and ride round dragging your brake. Hose it out, ride round with the brake on to evapourate the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Roach Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 Halfords Brake Cleaner £5 for a big spray can- Just spray on the disk, and let it do its magic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_Gibson Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 ^^^ good for keeping grips in place too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paolo Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) highest concentration you can find. Soaps will leave a residue even if you rinse them loads, and well residues mean you brake less I never tried boiling but I don't see why it wouldn't work well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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