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TOPIC: disc brakes getting hot
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disc brakes getting hot 1 Year, 12 Months ago
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I just changed my brake pads on my bike front and rear and I took it out for a quick spin and when I got back I noticed that the discs were a little bit warm. Not hot just a bit warm. I can also hear the front ones making a noise like they are rubbing on the rotors. Is this normal until they break in? Or have I done something wrong?
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Re:disc brakes getting hot 1 Year, 12 Months ago
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Did you use brake lube????? 
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Last Edit: 2010/05/28 14:26 By CPORetired.
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Re:disc brakes getting hot 1 Year, 12 Months ago
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Spare Change wrote:
I just changed my brake pads on my bike front and rear and I took it out for a quick spin and when I got back I noticed that the discs were a little bit warm. Not hot just a bit warm. I can also hear the front ones making a noise like they are rubbing on the rotors. Is this normal until they break in? Or have I done something wrong?
I doubt that you have done anything wrong. The pads rub on the disc to make it stop and the rubbing causes heat. Try a fairly quick stop from a fairly high speed, they won't be warm they will be HOT. The pads are always in contact with the disc and a bit of noise is not unusual.
Clifford
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Re:disc brakes getting hot 1 Year, 12 Months ago
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And you might want to take a piece of emery cloth and lightly clean the rotors off. Next time give the new pads a little rub also.
And don't scrub just lightly sand.  |
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