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new to discs - squeeky when wet !
Just replaced bike, now have Hydro Discs
First time wet - muddy water, gentle wash down afterwards now they squeek ! I've checked, cleaned and dried the discs but they still squeek, do I just apply a little pressure and wait for the pads to dry out ? Steve |
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On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 20:40:28 GMT, (Steve
Walton) wrote in message : now they squeek ! I've checked, cleaned and dried the discs but they still squeek, do I just apply a little pressure and wait for the pads to dry out ? One good hammering of the brakes and the squeaking stops, IME. Guy -- May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk 88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at Washington University |
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On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 23:07:26 +0000, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
wrote: On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 20:40:28 GMT, (Steve Walton) wrote in message : now they squeek ! I've checked, cleaned and dried the discs but they still squeek, do I just apply a little pressure and wait for the pads to dry out ? One good hammering of the brakes and the squeaking stops, IME. cheers, I've been round the block and they are better now, after bikes been indoors a hour or so there is still a slight grip on the disc first experience of discs, so Im wary of removing pads just to check ie it shouldn't be necessary should it ? Steve |
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in message , Steve Walton
') wrote: Just replaced bike, now have Hydro Discs First time wet - muddy water, gentle wash down afterwards now they squeek ! I've checked, cleaned and dried the discs but they still squeek, Yes, they do, some makes worse than others. My Hayes HFX-9s are reasonably quiet, but not exceptional in any other ways. Hope Minis, which are very good brakes, tend to squeak badly. Cleaning the rotors with methylated spirit does help a lot. -- (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/ ' ' ------- this blank intentionally spaced left |
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Steve Walton vaguely muttered something like ...
Just replaced bike, now have Hydro Discs First time wet - muddy water, gentle wash down afterwards now they squeek ! I've checked, cleaned and dried the discs but they still squeek, do I just apply a little pressure and wait for the pads to dry out ? That can help .. Best thing I found is to use a little Copper based anti-seize grease on the pad sliding areas and pins. Copaslip is good .. but use it very sparingly and don't get any on or near the braking surfaces. A small tin will last a lifetime .. -- Paul ... (8(|) Homer Rules !!! "A tosser is a tosser, no matter what mode of transport they're using." |
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On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 13:35:07 GMT, Simon Brooke
wrote: in message , Steve Walton ') wrote: Just replaced bike, now have Hydro Discs First time wet - muddy water, gentle wash down afterwards now they squeek ! I've checked, cleaned and dried the discs but they still squeek, Yes, they do, some makes worse than others. My Hayes HFX-9s are reasonably quiet, but not exceptional in any other ways. Hope Minis, which are very good brakes, tend to squeak badly. Cleaning the rotors with methylated spirit does help a lot. -- cheers, I hammered them hard and they are better, had issue with the pads just gripping - better now they've dried. rear discs had the same brake dust-dirt on them that rims used to get so I'll try the meths.. Steve |
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