Would they still be ok to use if they were contaminated by grease or even brake fluid? My car has been sitting for a year and the brakes seized onto
the drum because of the grease/brake fluid... looks as if the crap may have been absorbed through the lining.
If I can clean them, what should I use? I have some powdered stuff (similar to caustic soda) that is used to clean fat traps on exhaust fans for
grills/stoves.. will that do?
[Edited on 5/4/2005 by oval TOFU]
cook em up on you neighbours bbq & watch the oil, grease & brake fluid bleed out. haha.
Replace them as you will never get them really clean and safe again. Costs about $35
Brakecleen, then sand them lightly.
Rinse and repeat.
If they are really soaked you are out of luck.
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lol...okay! Reckon that might work...
Nothing to loose....
I only know of BRAKLEEN .....
Never actually used it.... but I know Mechanics do use it...
I suppose the lining are porous.....
the fluid is soaked in & boiled out... Makes sense to Me...
I wouldn't like to do it inside on the stove though...
It may give out some horrible fumes or smells....
when cooking 
Lee
http://community.webshots.com/user/vw68autobug
not to mention get you banned from the kitchen for a year.........hmmm that could be a good thing.
hmmmmmmmm... I'll give this caustic soda thing a try first, then the brake boiler, then the Brakekleen (if I can find it at the shops - Autobahn?
Repco?)
Cheers fellas - great advices
yeah or you could quit f-en around wasting money on Drain-o and soap and spend $35 on new brakes...
as i said before, if you want to go the tight arse tuesday method, bung them on your neighbours bbq. the rubbish just bleeds out when they get hot.
I dont think you will ever get them truly back to normal, and with something as important as brakes its not worth it for $35
I've tried burning, boiling, baking, caustic, sanding, baking soda, you name it on MTB disc pads and never brought them back fully.
OK you ba$tard$ The jury has spoken, I'll just get new pads....
What if it's brake fluid? is that worse than grease (runs for cover)?
ok then, as an experiment, but a set of newies AND, with the oldies, dont use your neighbours bbq, use an old plow disc to cook em up. this is what i
did with an old set and they worked exactly as good as the new set that replaced them later on. whatever the case they are as useless as each other
after crossing deep water...
[Edited on 6-4-2005 by helterskelter400]
also do the tight ass tuesday method and sell the old ones on ebay tomorrow for $0.99 because its free listings for 99c or under starting bids!!
lol :P
Soak them in kerosene and set them alight. Thats what the Muir book says. Better still mate get them re-lined.
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