Mountain Biking - what the hell!!!!

ok im very upset. I read the disc brake article right here http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=23978

I washed my discs with the dish soap it said and well now im buying myself some new pads. Whats the deal with this??!!!!

some kinda joke???! someone needs to delete that thread or do somethin

I've used dishsoap many times. What exactly did it do to force you to replace the pads?

Paul

i am curious to what exactly the soap did to the pads:confused:

sounds like he got them contaminated? I really dont see how dish soap would do that aslong as you rinse the pads/discs off before use.

Personaly i have not used dish soap, i use alcohol becuase thats what Hayes recomends and it works great.

I dont like using dish soap. It always seems to leave a film. Alcohol and a good baking seem to clean it better than anything :)

Originally posted by slickmobster
ok im very upset. I read the disc brake article right here http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=23978

I washed my discs with the dish soap it said and well now im buying myself some new pads. Whats the deal with this??!!!!

some kinda joke???! someone needs to delete that thread or do somethin

slick, putting the soap issue to one side as I've never tried that. Are you sure your pads are still ok? I use Magura Louise which uses the same pads as the Magura Clara and the online tech manual says the minimum thickness of the pad and backing plate is 2.5mm. Could it be you might have been 'sailing' to close to the wind as it were, and your next ride may just have tipped you over the edge? Just thinking aloud...

Slick, I forgot to mention this when you pmed me but a good way to clean both may be to find a long non technical dh. Ride the brakes in half power and let them heat right up. Usually burns away most residue.

well i noticed it got a little bit better so i will still ride this week but when I took it into the bike shop I was told that the soap got onto the pads and since it is porus its not coming out. Anyways now we have to track down these hard to find pads. Not much fun. Now I know to use alcohol. And by the way after i put on the soapy water i just dried it off with napkins so it got into the pads. that may have been the big mistake. But the guy at the bike shop said that thats the worst thing he has heard. and never to put that on the pads. He almost seemed upset.

Hi Slick,

I suspect not rinsing was the downfall. The residue probably baked into a very tough to remove film.

Paul

Ah the worry-free joy of v-brakes :D

ahh the stoping power of disks, even in mud :o