joe b Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 Well, i dont know if you know, but 99% of the time my brake is amazing. And since the other day it just decided to go poo. My coust pads were wearing at a slight angle, so i boshed them onto the bench grinder to level them up. Put them back onto my bike, and my brake was shit. I then thought 'Ah well, fresh grind will sort that out.'. Ground up and it was still crap. Started thinking 'Maybe my grind isn't very good.'. So i went back home and ground up again, and made sure, this time, that my grind was good. And my brake was still crap! I wonder if any of you could shed some light as to why this has happened, and how it could be solved? If you could that would be excellent!I thought maybe the bench grinder somehow contaminated the pads? Anyone...Cheers,Pissed off Joe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Kearns Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 Ahhhh no. Bench grinders f**k your pads up. You have ruined your pads matey. Dan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtbjosh Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 does it lock up or just not actually work as youd like it to. possibly a new bleed, you may have lost some fluid or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe b Posted June 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 Ahhhh no. Bench grinders f**k your pads up. You have ruined your pads matey. Dan.Bummer, could you tell me why? At least i know what the f**k is wrong now. Thanks a lot .Cheers,Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave85 Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 They cook the surface of the pad up, changes the structure and properties. You may be able to recover it with a file or sandpaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trials Dave Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 (edited) yeah take some sandpaper over them to take the 'burnt' hard surface off them. Edited June 26, 2006 by Trials Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkee Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 i cant help really help ginger ninja.....but everyone here seems to know what they are on about so just follow what they say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bendee Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 i cant help really help bendee........but everyone here seems to know what they are on about so just follow what they say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burton Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 No worries their Joe!It did the same to mine when i dragged them down Shipley Glen hill. They went real quiet and lifeless. It was just the heat and extreme friction that had caused it. I jus set up my brake again on the train, and lightly dragged it again for a bit, getting rid of any crap, and it was sorted again. Try using a bit of water on your rim when you drag your brake, to keep the heat down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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