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 Post subject: Brakes....
PostPosted: Thu May 10, 2012 7:32 pm 
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Hi

Against my better judgement I was encouraged to spray my bike with Pro Clean Pro care. I was careful to avoid the brakes however having ridden it a bit tonight it's obvious I wasn't careful enough as I now have no brakes (hydraulic disc)

Any ideas what I could use to remedy or will it just burn off in time

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Stephen


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 Post subject: Re: Brakes....
PostPosted: Thu May 10, 2012 7:43 pm 
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Use emery cloth on pads to rough them up a bit, then muck off disk cleaner (or any other solvent cleaner) on disks and pads and wipe off with rag. If it does not work replace pads i'm afraid, superstar do brake pads at a very good price

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 Post subject: Brakes....
PostPosted: Thu May 10, 2012 7:49 pm 
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Thx, I new it was a bad idea


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 Post subject: Re: Brakes....
PostPosted: Thu May 10, 2012 7:58 pm 
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We can look at it Sunday if you want??

Or as above ruff up the pads then clean the disks off...

I normally put a tesco bag (or use bag of your choice ;-) ) over both disks if wheels still on before spraying bike.. Or remove wheels away....

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 Post subject: Brakes....
PostPosted: Thu May 10, 2012 8:25 pm 
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I will put the bag over craigs head if he has any more stoopid ideas....

Ok, if I haven't sorted I will show u sunday, thx again


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 Post subject: Brakes....
PostPosted: Sun May 13, 2012 2:36 pm 
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I played about with for ages to no avail, but cycles uk gave me a free service with the purchase so I dropped it off there today for them to sort out


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 Post subject: Re: Brakes....
PostPosted: Sun May 13, 2012 3:00 pm 
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Watch them as I have taken my bike into them a few times (my Marin came with free platinum after-care) and gave them plenty of time.. but they did not do it.. stood in shop and made them do it whilst I waited having gone in to pick bike up...they did the job but a pain having dropped bike of two days before...( this was the Chelmsford branch)

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 Post subject: Brakes....
PostPosted: Sun May 13, 2012 3:03 pm 
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chatman wrote:
Watch them as I have taken my bike into them a few times (my Marin came with free platinum after-care) and gave them plenty of time.. but they did not do it.. stood in shop and made them do it whilst I waited having gone in to pick bike up...they did the job but a pain having dropped bike of two days before...( this was the Chelmsford branch)


Hmmmm, mines in the Chelmsford branch too, I made it clear that they where carp, so hopefully they will sort it coz i really want to use it on Sunday


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 Post subject: Re: Brakes....
PostPosted: Sun May 13, 2012 3:09 pm 
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Just give them a call before going in... they do a good job but \i have found a bit slow in actually starting it... :-)

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 Post subject: Re: Brakes....
PostPosted: Sun May 13, 2012 10:29 pm 
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Well, not trying to put in a shameless plug, but kind of is, lol..... But if you ever get more probs, give me a shout and will take a peak FOC. Your brakes probably just need decomtaminating which i could do in my washer - which ive done plenty of times.

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