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Rear Brake Problems, Cheap Grinder?


ghosts_cloak

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Hello guys :-) Its been a while since I have posted!

My rear brake is a HS33 2005, heatsink pads (the red £6 ones for smooth rims), Leeson booster and on SunRhyno Xl 24 rim (Smooth). Its been working reasonably, on and off for a few months, but now its in an off phase! It has no holding power and doesnt come on suddenly at all. The pads are nicely aligned with the rim, I have sanded them (and the rims!). I dont think they need a bleed as they dont feel "squishy". I gave the front and rear brake the same treatment, and the front is working great!

Im fed up with the situation so I think I am going to do a grind unless there are any other suggestions?

My mum bought me some heatsink blues for christmas which should be good on a light grind?

Does anyone happen to have a link to somewhere I can buy a grinder like argos etc that is suitable for grinding, and nice and cheap! :$

Thanks very much for any advice!

~Gareth

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Hey, cool :-)

I just said argos half heartedly, thinking about convenience, I will take a peek now! Although they charge for delivery I think, so Im still open to any other suggestions :)

~Gaz

If you are as tight as a ducks arse, or want to do it now. you can use a really gnarly file and it works...okish. Not as good as a grind, but definitly better than nothing (Y)

:lol: " tight as a ducks..." :lol:

I dont think I have a file with me (at uni) but I recon I could find something to roughen up the surface lying around!

None of my local argos's seem to have that cheap one in stock, and its not available for home delivery apparently...

~Gaz

EDIT: weird.... both posts I made appeared in the same post! :huh:

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