Slippery brake

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Slippery brake 2017-08-23 08:01:36 Post No. 1102453
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Slippery brake Anonymous 2017-08-23 08:01:36 Post No. 1102453 [Report]

Hello /n/

I have recently started to daily ride to work, so far it has been a blast, but I got an issue I can not fogure out on my own

I ride a cheap bike that was just around at home, and in the last few days my rear brake became slippery (V barke)
It feels like I only got 15-20% brake power on my rear wheel, which is not good and no matter how thight I get the cable, it does not really improve
I can not get that wheel to lock up, even if I lean forward. The braking feels like it does not have that bite when I pull the lever.

I have two suspects
1) The rim got slippery from some gunk/oil (I have tried to clean it tho)
2) The brake pads does not seem to be worn out but they are old and were unused for years, maybe it aged and could not handle the daily use

It only has to last until the end of month, will get a proper bike then

Anonymous 2017-08-23 08:12:42 Post No.1102456
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Picture of the brake pad in case it helps

Anonymous 2017-08-23 08:33:57 Post No.1102460
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Anonymous 2017-08-23 08:33:57 Post No.1102460 [Report]

1. Clean it and the rim with degreaser to get oil off.
2. Replace the pad

Those are the operations you should do to fix the pad.

Anonymous 2017-08-23 08:51:29 Post No.1102463
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Anonymous 2017-08-23 08:51:29 Post No.1102463 [Report]

>>1102460
can you recommend a kinda diy degreaser?
I live in dorms atm so my options are limited

Thinking about like soapy water or diswasher

Anonymous 2017-08-23 09:14:09 Post No.1102464
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Anonymous 2017-08-23 09:14:09 Post No.1102464 [Report]

pads glaze over, sand/ file them down a bit

Anonymous 2017-08-23 09:28:40 Post No.1102466
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Anonymous 2017-08-23 09:28:40 Post No.1102466 [Report]

>>1102464
thanks, will try that when I get home
working atm

Anonymous 2017-08-23 11:19:55 Post No.1102483
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Anonymous 2017-08-23 11:19:55 Post No.1102483 [Report]

>>1102463
Washing up liquid is the best DIY degreaser.

Anonymous 2017-08-23 01:54:14 Post No.1102502
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Anonymous 2017-08-23 01:54:14 Post No.1102502 [Report]

>>1102453
A thing that happened to my motorcycle with steel cable powered drum brakes was a rotted cable.
The internal friction got so high that I lost most of my braking force untill I replaced it.

Anonymous 2017-08-23 01:58:24 Post No.1102503
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Anonymous 2017-08-23 01:58:24 Post No.1102503 [Report]

>>1102502
maybe some WD-40 would help in the cable housing?

Anonymous 2017-08-23 02:21:34 Post No.1102509
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Anonymous 2017-08-23 02:21:34 Post No.1102509 [Report]

>>1102503
It didn´t realy help on my motorcycle.

Decouple the brakes and the lever from the cable and try to move it.
If there is any resistance at all it is fucked and needs to be replaced.

Anonymous 2017-08-23 03:16:32 Post No.1102516
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Anonymous 2017-08-23 03:16:32 Post No.1102516 [Report]

>>1102509
it moves easy so I have played my luck card there, now thoroughly cleaning the brakepads and rim

Anonymous 2017-08-23 04:18:20 Post No.1102530
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Anonymous 2017-08-23 04:18:20 Post No.1102530 [Report]

fixed it
thank you all who helped

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