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Post by ricardoguitars on Feb 16, 2015 13:22:51 GMT -5
Who's Matt?  ROFLMAO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did I miss something?  |
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Post by tvnacman on Feb 16, 2015 13:43:14 GMT -5
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Post by ricardoguitars on Feb 16, 2015 13:50:15 GMT -5
lol, I get it now  |
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Post by lain on Feb 16, 2015 13:55:10 GMT -5
The brake seems to have fixed itself. I think my brake got confused due to all the thread hijacking it decided to fix itself lol. I think all that WD40 I sprayed in it the other day finally ate through the grime in there because it looks a LOT cleaner now. The lever now springs back into place when I let go of the brake.   |
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Post by jerseyboy on Feb 16, 2015 14:15:55 GMT -5
Thats what we told you from the beginning lain,,,
A good cleaning and lube pivot points...ahhhaaaa...lol
This thread sould have only been one page but we made it longer...sorry
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Post by ricardoguitars on Feb 16, 2015 14:21:19 GMT -5
Ok, let's get back to the highjacking then, lol
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Post by fugaziiv on Feb 16, 2015 16:52:25 GMT -5
John, I think you linked your site instead of mine.  Oh yeah, and umm, hey guys! Matt |
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Post by rockynv on Feb 17, 2015 0:10:25 GMT -5
If you got WD40 on the brake shoes they should be replaced now. WD40 contains oils and other flammable components that could cause a brake fire if it got on the shoes. While it is not a great lubricant it will make the shoes slippery and reduce braking effectiveness and lets face it the cable operated rear drum brakes on most scooters are usually not that great to begin with. If you only got a little over spray and were very careful not to saturate the brake shoes you may get by with a thorough rinsing of the brakes and inside the drum being careful of the tire using a can of brake cleaner now. Afterwards you need to apply real brake grease to the pivot points not WD40.
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Post by geh3333 on Feb 17, 2015 0:49:41 GMT -5
If you got WD40 on the brake shoes they should be replaced now. WD40 contains oils and other flammable components that could cause a brake fire if it got on the shoes. While it is not a great lubricant it will make the shoes slippery and reduce braking effectiveness and lets face it the cable operated rear drum brakes on most scooters are usually not that great to begin with. If you only got a little over spray and were very careful not to saturate the brake shoes you may get by with a thorough rinsing of the brakes and inside the drum being careful of the tire using a can of brake cleaner now. Afterwards you need to apply real brake grease to the pivot points not WD40. Grab a lighter and light um up !! Burn it off, lol |
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Post by geh3333 on Feb 17, 2015 0:50:22 GMT -5
If you got WD40 on the brake shoes they should be replaced now. WD40 contains oils and other flammable components that could cause a brake fire if it got on the shoes. While it is not a great lubricant it will make the shoes slippery and reduce braking effectiveness and lets face it the cable operated rear drum brakes on most scooters are usually not that great to begin with. If you only got a little over spray and were very careful not to saturate the brake shoes you may get by with a thorough rinsing of the brakes and inside the drum being careful of the tire using a can of brake cleaner now. Afterwards you need to apply real brake grease to the pivot points not WD40. Grab a lighter and light um up !! Burn it off, lol Make sure u make a video of it ! |
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Post by rockynv on Feb 17, 2015 0:58:45 GMT -5
Just clean it up and forget the pyrotechnics unless the bike is a disposable asset to you. Personally mine is too valuable as daily transportation to take a chance on disabling it by skimping or short cutting maintenance or performing potentially highly entertaining yet dangerous procedures on it.
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Post by geh3333 on Feb 17, 2015 2:46:33 GMT -5
Just clean it up and forget the pyrotechnics unless the bike is a disposable asset to you. Personally mine is too valuable as daily transportation to take a chance on disabling it by skimping or short cutting maintenance or performing potentially highly entertaining yet dangerous procedures on it. I wasn't serious ,lol . just a little humor |
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Post by lain on Feb 17, 2015 11:38:57 GMT -5
If you got WD40 on the brake shoes they should be replaced now. WD40 contains oils and other flammable components that could cause a brake fire if it got on the shoes. While it is not a great lubricant it will make the shoes slippery and reduce braking effectiveness and lets face it the cable operated rear drum brakes on most scooters are usually not that great to begin with. If you only got a little over spray and were very careful not to saturate the brake shoes you may get by with a thorough rinsing of the brakes and inside the drum being careful of the tire using a can of brake cleaner now. Afterwards you need to apply real brake grease to the pivot points not WD40. Do the pads look thin in the image I posted? I didn't get any wd40 on the pads, I sprayed it behind them. I did spray the entire assembly down with brake cleaner after though. I made sure not to get wd40 on the pads though, it wouldn't make sense anyways lol unless I wanted a really soft brake lol! |
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Post by ricardoguitars on Feb 17, 2015 13:26:26 GMT -5
If you got WD40 on the brake shoes they should be replaced now. WD40 contains oils and other flammable components that could cause a brake fire if it got on the shoes. While it is not a great lubricant it will make the shoes slippery and reduce braking effectiveness and lets face it the cable operated rear drum brakes on most scooters are usually not that great to begin with. If you only got a little over spray and were very careful not to saturate the brake shoes you may get by with a thorough rinsing of the brakes and inside the drum being careful of the tire using a can of brake cleaner now. Afterwards you need to apply real brake grease to the pivot points not WD40. Do the pads look thin in the image I posted? I didn't get any wd40 on the pads, I sprayed it behind them. I did spray the entire assembly down with brake cleaner after though. I made sure not to get wd40 on the pads though, it wouldn't make sense anyways lol unless I wanted a really soft brake lol! The pads look fine, but you should take the oportunity now that you have the wheel off, and deglaze the pads, you can use sand paper and brake cleaner; don't forget to wear a mask, the brake pad dust is nasty stuff. |
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Post by lain on Feb 17, 2015 13:33:43 GMT -5
Do the pads look thin in the image I posted? I didn't get any wd40 on the pads, I sprayed it behind them. I did spray the entire assembly down with brake cleaner after though. I made sure not to get wd40 on the pads though, it wouldn't make sense anyways lol unless I wanted a really soft brake lol! The pads look fine, but you should take the oportunity now that you have the wheel off, and deglaze the pads, you can use sand paper and brake cleaner; don't forget to wear a mask, the brake pad dust is nasty stuff. I already have everything back together. It only takes me a couple minutes to take the muffler and wheel off. I should probably do that though. |
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