007fair
Senior Member
- Location
- Glasgow Brr ..
Hi All My sons bike had squeaky disc brakes and I thought I had read somewhere that you can use white spirit to clean the disc and the pads - so did. The squeaking has gone and I was able to tighten them also but their effectiveness is less than it was. Is white spirit the wrong thing to use? If so can I re clean them with something else?
Also I noticed that the pads are just held on by magnets. On my Kona MTB these pads are linked with a small pin but on my sons much cheaper bike there is no link. When the brakes are fully on there is a bit of movement of the pads - a few mm - which does not seem right even for cheaper end brakes. Is there a pin missing or is this the way cheaper disc brakes work?
Thanks!
Also I noticed that the pads are just held on by magnets. On my Kona MTB these pads are linked with a small pin but on my sons much cheaper bike there is no link. When the brakes are fully on there is a bit of movement of the pads - a few mm - which does not seem right even for cheaper end brakes. Is there a pin missing or is this the way cheaper disc brakes work?
Thanks!