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non-working brakes
Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2002 10:29 pm
by geraldautler1@netscape.net
I left my KLR at a friend's for about a week, outside, because the clutch cable had broken. When I went to get it (in a truck) I noticed the brake rotors had a thin layer of rust on them. I replaced the clutch cable and then, since I'm trying to sell the bike and someone wanted to come and look at it, I took off the rust with some fine steel wool.
When I took it for a ride, my braking power had been reduced by about 75%. Scary! I had been told by mechanics that it's fine to use steel wool on rotors, but I can't think what else might have caused it.
Any ideas about the cause, and more importantly, how to fix it??
Thanks,
Gerald
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non-working brakes
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2002 1:14 am
by Guest
----- Original Message -----
Subject: [DSN_klr650] Non-working brakes
> I left my KLR at a friend's for about a week, outside, because the clutch
cable had broken. When I went to get it (in a truck) I noticed the brake
rotors had a thin layer of rust on them. I replaced the clutch cable and
then, since I'm trying to sell the bike and someone wanted to come and look
at it, I took off the rust with some fine steel wool.
>
> When I took it for a ride, my braking power had been reduced by about 75%.
Scary! I had been told by mechanics that it's fine to use steel wool on
rotors, but I can't think what else might have caused it.
>
> Any ideas about the cause, and more importantly, how to fix it??
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gerald
Try taking the brake pads off, and use some sandpaper on them. And wash the
rotors good, to remove any funky residue before putting the pads back on.
MotorMark
non-working brakes
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2002 7:05 am
by dooden
Steel wool will polish the surface.
Let them rust and just use the brakes or could use emory paper and
scuff them up.
Surface rust will effectively just wear off when you brake. I bet
you dont steel wool your car/trucks rotors after it rains and they
get surface rust.
Only caution is when they are surface rusted, they will grab pretty
hard compaired to not rusted. Just ride the brake alittle at first
and *poof* all better.
Just my $.02
Dooden
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., geraldautler1@n... wrote:
> I left my KLR at a friend's for about a week, outside, because the
clutch cable had broken. When I went to get it (in a truck) I
noticed the brake rotors had a thin layer of rust on them. I
replaced the clutch cable and then, since I'm trying to sell the bike
and someone wanted to come and look at it, I took off the rust with
some fine steel wool.
>
> When I took it for a ride, my braking power had been reduced by
about 75%. Scary! I had been told by mechanics that it's fine to
use steel wool on rotors, but I can't think what else might have
caused it.
>
> Any ideas about the cause, and more importantly, how to fix it??
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gerald
>
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non-working brakes
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2002 12:19 pm
by Jennifer Blount
Chances are that the caliper slide pins have become
stuck ...... the calipers are full float type if the
slide pins become stuck the caliper will only push on
the piston side pad and not squeeze the rotor properly
....... hence a massive reduction in braking
--- geraldautler1@... wrote:
> I left my KLR at a friend's for about a week,
> outside, because the clutch cable had broken. When
> I went to get it (in a truck) I noticed the brake
> rotors had a thin layer of rust on them. I replaced
> the clutch cable and then, since I'm trying to sell
> the bike and someone wanted to come and look at it,
> I took off the rust with some fine steel wool.
>
> When I took it for a ride, my braking power had been
> reduced by about 75%. Scary! I had been told by
> mechanics that it's fine to use steel wool on
> rotors, but I can't think what else might have
> caused it.
>
> Any ideas about the cause, and more importantly, how
> to fix it??
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gerald
>
>
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Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2002 12:20 pm
by Robert Diaz