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Not sandpaper cobber! It leaves grit in the pads which trowls the disk surfaces badly. A stiff wire brush is best!FrogZ wrote:There is a slight chance if you leave them rubbing they will glaze up too (get all shiney and not work)
If so take to them with some sandpaper.
Uh uh. Brake clean, and Hi-temp Brake Grease is what you will need to unsieze a piston. Or go out and give it a caning and let the heat from the brakes do it's magic. Works a treat on old bikes all the time!ross79 wrote:Thanks, will add CRC to my list. Hopefully will have it sorted tonight.Aussie Ninja wrote:Don't know if this will help but the pistons in the tokicos can get stuck out sometimes, as in when you release the lever the pistons don't move back at all and that side ramains in contact with the disc. Happened to me. Outer pad ok, inner pad not there.When I changed the pads hit the caliper with some cleaner, all sorted.
Thanks for all your advice.as Marty sez.....not with sandpaperFrogZ wrote:There is a slight chance if you leave them rubbing they will glaze up too (get all shiney and not work)
If so take to them with some sandpaper.
