Help! Need Cheap Solution!

DcN said:

When i was oiling my bike i think i must have gotten some oil on the pads of my front disk break(mechanical) because now i have lost alot of stopping power. I don't want to have to pay for new pads and i need a step by step from u guys on how to take apart the breaks to get the pads out if it is possible to fix them for little or no $$$. Help!!

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What brand/model are they??

They came with my bike, the 26-inch Schwinn 240 DSX it says that it is a "Pro Max front disk brake". It says Xnine on the front break, it that helps. And now i have another problem, i am bringing my bike to a bike expo and i put tire polish on the tires, but it got into my breaks, i fixed my back v-break with water and lots of elbo greese, but my front disk still doesn't work.


Please help my guys, this expo also has a trick showoff and i need my front disk up and running! help!!

use isopropyl alchohol

try to clean them with acetone or isopropyl alchohol. you can find it in a drugstore

stavpal said:

try to clean them with acetone or isopropyl alchohol. you can find it in a drugstore

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how do i get the pads out?, hurry with responses, the show is this wednesday

Help The Show Is Tonight!

sorry if it's late

just "spray" it. You don;t need to get the pads out. Just the wheel.

Help, gas, sanding roters, r these safe?

one of my friends sujested using emery cloth(sandpaper for metal) on the roter, caz mine looks a lil darker then normal and when ever i run a cloth over it, the cloth comes out black. Another friend sujested using gas to clean the pads and the roter, is this a good idea?

Help guys!

(fyi- i borrowed a friends disk setup for the show, hes got 200mm roters, is was SwEeT)