spilled epoxy on tire

[nakedwaterskier]

I have seen a few people burn up their rear brake systems by not changing the pads in time. It seems that one pad often wears out much faster than the other. I just barely caught mine in time. One of the pads had just 1/128 of an inch left on it. The other was only slightly more than half worn. BSTS, Jeffrey

[Michael Martin]

--- nakedwaterskier wrote:

> It seems that one pad often wears out much > faster than the other. I just barely caught mine in time. One of the > pads had just 1/128 of an inch left on it. The other was only slightly > more than half worn.

Jeffrey, I quote from the Clymer manual, "If the pads are worn unevenly, the caliper is probably not sliding correctly on the slide pins. The caliper must be free to FLOAT on the pins. Buildup or corrosion on the pins can hold the caliper in one position, causing brake drag and excessive pad wear." You probably need to clean the pins and the boots that fit on the pins with denatured alcohol. Then use silicone brake grease on the part of the pins that go inside the boots. HTH, Mike Martin, Louisville, KY

[nakedwaterskier]

OK...when I changed out the pads, I freed the pins by just putting pressure on things to get the old pads out and the new pads in. Everything was sliding OK when I put things back together. But, I just took it apart again to make sure everything was OK. The grease on the sliders was old and dirty but not bad. I have 22,500 miles on my 2004. I cleaned out the old grease and used waterproof blue wheel bearing grease cuz I had it on hand. The retaining spring clip was a little dirty so I cleaned that up with WD40. The center of the piston fell out while I was working on the rear caliper and freaked me out a little. However, it was just the middle or inside of the piston not "the piston." I am used to car brakes such as Bendix, Girling, Teves(ATE) OFF TO SPRINGVILLE IE SEQUOIA RIDING TOMORROW AM. AND I AM GOING TO RIDE ALL THE WAY. WHY BE A TRAILER QUEEN AT $4.50 A GALLON? Jeffrey My pink front fender has been replaced with an Acerbis black and silver fender. Keep the faith, fight the power, and slap on a dog! Re: [DSN_KLR650] Keep an eye on your rear brake pads...BSTS! --- nakedwaterskier wrote:

> It seems that one pad often wears out much > faster than the other. I just barely caught mine in time. One of the > pads had just 1/128 of an inch left on it. The other was only

slightly

> more than half worn.

Jeffrey, I quote from the Clymer manual, "If the pads are worn unevenly, the caliper is probably not sliding correctly on the slide pins. The caliper must be free to FLOAT on the pins. Buildup or corrosion on the pins can hold the caliper in one position, causing brake drag and excessive pad wear." You probably need to clean the pins and the boots that fit on the pins with denatured alcohol. Then use silicone brake grease on the part of the pins that go inside the boots. HTH, Mike Martin, Louisville, KY

[Don Montgomery]

Cris, Seriously doubt it will hurt, keep an eye out and RIDE! Don M

----- Original Message ----- From: To: "KLR Group" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 10:12 AM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] spilled epoxy on tire > Hey, does anyone know if epoxy spilled on a tire will harm it? I > spilled some pour on epoxy accidentally on the KLR's front tire doing > a wood working project. Does it have any kind of chemical reaction to > tires that will weaken the tire? > > Criswell > > ------------------------------------ > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650Yahoo! Groups Links > > >