| Author | Message | ||
     Debueller |
I installed a set of Lyndall front brake pads from Al Lighton last week. 300 miles into a 2000 mile trip to Butte for Evel Knevil days the right fork seal took a crap. My new pads are now saturated with fork oil. Is there any way to clean them? I know I am supposed to throw them away and start over but those things aren't cheap....and they are basically brand new. Maybe remove them and clean with brake cleaner? Maybe some sort of solvent? Simple green? Gunk? Maybe buck up and buy new again? Any ideas? | ||
| Roadrailer |
Brake pads are cheap compared to what happens if they don't work properly. Replace them. | ||
| Diablobrian |
I'd replace them. | ||
| Martin |
Not that I would recommend this, but in my British-bike youth I would boil-up brake shoes with washing powder to get the inevitable oil out! My mum wasn't impressed | ||
| Indy_bueller |
Replace them. | ||
| Rocketman |
Soaked? I doubt they'd be 'soaked'. More like covered. Inspect them once cleaned with brake cleaner and blown dry with an air line. After inspection you could take a file to them or place a rough paper on a flat surface and rub them over it. You'll soon see if they're use able. If they are test ride carefully first. You should have no problems despite a 'throw away world'. Rocket | ||
| Xb9ser |
On a car with oil soaked clutch an old trick was to glass bead clutch disc works great.One time working on an old 2 ton farm truck that had a leaking break cylinder and brake shoes were soaked.I could not find replacement so I glassbeaded them and they looked and worked like new,but this was a low speed vehickle.On a a bike this would be a last resort till I could get replacements asap | ||
| Ctyxrnr |
replace not worth finding out the hard way if they are "soaked" with oil and still work under hard braking. |
