Re: effect of brake fluid on pads
 

On Aug 9, 8:47 am, nrs <neale...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I recently had to replace my rear wheel cylinders because one was
> leaking and now one of my rear wheels locks up before the other. When
> brake pads get wet with brake fluid and are then wiped clean, will
> they tend to grab more than the ones on the side that did not get wet
> with brake fluid?
>
> Thanks in advance

Pads are pretty cheap, I´ll just replace them and see if the problem
goes away. Thanks for the help.

Re: effect of brake fluid on pads
 

On Aug 9, 8:47 am, nrs <neale...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I recently had to replace my rear wheel cylinders because one was
> leaking and now one of my rear wheels locks up before the other. When
> brake pads get wet with brake fluid and are then wiped clean, will
> they tend to grab more than the ones on the side that did not get wet
> with brake fluid?
>
> Thanks in advance

Pads are pretty cheap, I´ll just replace them and see if the problem
goes away. Thanks for the help.

Re: effect of brake fluid on pads
 

On Aug 9, 8:47 am, nrs <neale...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I recently had to replace my rear wheel cylinders because one was
> leaking and now one of my rear wheels locks up before the other. When
> brake pads get wet with brake fluid and are then wiped clean, will
> they tend to grab more than the ones on the side that did not get wet
> with brake fluid?
>
> Thanks in advance

Pads are pretty cheap, I´ll just replace them and see if the problem
goes away. Thanks for the help.

Re: effect of brake fluid on pads
 

"nrs" <neale_rs@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1186669619.547777.295600@k79g2000hse.googlegr oups.com...
On Aug 9, 8:47 am, nrs <neale...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I recently had to replace my rear wheel cylinders because one was
> leaking and now one of my rear wheels locks up before the other. When
> brake pads get wet with brake fluid and are then wiped clean, will
> they tend to grab more than the ones on the side that did not get wet
> with brake fluid?
>
> Thanks in advance

Pads are pretty cheap, I´ll just replace them and see if the problem
goes away. Thanks for the help.


You will need to replace all 4 shoes (pads are on disc brakes, shoes are on
drum brakes), and you will want to make sure they are adjusted the same on
both sides. You are describing a case where one side is adjusted tight and
the other is adjusted loose.

Brake fluid on the shoes is not good. If you were installing new shoes and
spilled some fluid, then you could clean it off and move on, but if you had
a wheel cylinder let go and the brakes were soaked in fluid, you should
replace the affected parts. Since you should always do brakes in axle-sets
then you need to replace parts that may not be directly affected by the leak
....

Re: effect of brake fluid on pads
 

"nrs" <neale_rs@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1186669619.547777.295600@k79g2000hse.googlegr oups.com...
On Aug 9, 8:47 am, nrs <neale...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I recently had to replace my rear wheel cylinders because one was
> leaking and now one of my rear wheels locks up before the other. When
> brake pads get wet with brake fluid and are then wiped clean, will
> they tend to grab more than the ones on the side that did not get wet
> with brake fluid?
>
> Thanks in advance

Pads are pretty cheap, I´ll just replace them and see if the problem
goes away. Thanks for the help.


You will need to replace all 4 shoes (pads are on disc brakes, shoes are on
drum brakes), and you will want to make sure they are adjusted the same on
both sides. You are describing a case where one side is adjusted tight and
the other is adjusted loose.

Brake fluid on the shoes is not good. If you were installing new shoes and
spilled some fluid, then you could clean it off and move on, but if you had
a wheel cylinder let go and the brakes were soaked in fluid, you should
replace the affected parts. Since you should always do brakes in axle-sets
then you need to replace parts that may not be directly affected by the leak
....

Re: effect of brake fluid on pads
 

"nrs" <neale_rs@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1186669619.547777.295600@k79g2000hse.googlegr oups.com...
On Aug 9, 8:47 am, nrs <neale...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I recently had to replace my rear wheel cylinders because one was
> leaking and now one of my rear wheels locks up before the other. When
> brake pads get wet with brake fluid and are then wiped clean, will
> they tend to grab more than the ones on the side that did not get wet
> with brake fluid?
>
> Thanks in advance

Pads are pretty cheap, I´ll just replace them and see if the problem
goes away. Thanks for the help.


You will need to replace all 4 shoes (pads are on disc brakes, shoes are on
drum brakes), and you will want to make sure they are adjusted the same on
both sides. You are describing a case where one side is adjusted tight and
the other is adjusted loose.

Brake fluid on the shoes is not good. If you were installing new shoes and
spilled some fluid, then you could clean it off and move on, but if you had
a wheel cylinder let go and the brakes were soaked in fluid, you should
replace the affected parts. Since you should always do brakes in axle-sets
then you need to replace parts that may not be directly affected by the leak
....

Re: effect of brake fluid on pads
 

"nrs" <neale_rs@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1186669619.547777.295600@k79g2000hse.googlegr oups.com...
On Aug 9, 8:47 am, nrs <neale...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I recently had to replace my rear wheel cylinders because one was
> leaking and now one of my rear wheels locks up before the other. When
> brake pads get wet with brake fluid and are then wiped clean, will
> they tend to grab more than the ones on the side that did not get wet
> with brake fluid?
>
> Thanks in advance

Pads are pretty cheap, I´ll just replace them and see if the problem
goes away. Thanks for the help.


You will need to replace all 4 shoes (pads are on disc brakes, shoes are on
drum brakes), and you will want to make sure they are adjusted the same on
both sides. You are describing a case where one side is adjusted tight and
the other is adjusted loose.

Brake fluid on the shoes is not good. If you were installing new shoes and
spilled some fluid, then you could clean it off and move on, but if you had
a wheel cylinder let go and the brakes were soaked in fluid, you should
replace the affected parts. Since you should always do brakes in axle-sets
then you need to replace parts that may not be directly affected by the leak
....

Re: effect of brake fluid on pads
 

On Aug 9, 9:54 am, "Jeff Strickland" <cr...@verizon.net> wrote:
> "nrs" <neale...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1186669619.547777.295600@k79g2000hse.googlegr oups.com...
> On Aug 9, 8:47 am, nrs <neale...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > I recently had to replace my rear wheel cylinders because one was
> > leaking and now one of my rear wheels locks up before the other. When
> > brake pads get wet with brake fluid and are then wiped clean, will
> > they tend to grab more than the ones on the side that did not get wet
> > with brake fluid?
>
> > Thanks in advance
>
> Pads are pretty cheap, I´ll just replace them and see if the problem
> goes away. Thanks for the help.
>
> You will need to replace all 4 shoes (pads are on disc brakes, shoes are on
> drum brakes), and you will want to make sure they are adjusted the same on
> both sides. You are describing a case where one side is adjusted tight and
> the other is adjusted loose.
>
> Brake fluid on the shoes is not good. If you were installing new shoes and
> spilled some fluid, then you could clean it off and move on, but if you had
> a wheel cylinder let go and the brakes were soaked in fluid, you should
> replace the affected parts. Since you should always do brakes in axle-sets
> then you need to replace parts that may not be directly affected by the leak
> ...

Thanks for the additional information. Actually, the shoes never got
soaked (not a big leak), they just got a little fluid on them so I
just wiped them off. I also thought it was just an adjustment problem
and loosened up the side where the leak was but it still skids on that
side.

So would the overall recommendation be to clean up the affected shoes
with brake parts cleaner (not just wipe off) and then adjust both
sides evenly before replacing shoes (all 4 of course)?

Thanks

Re: effect of brake fluid on pads
 

On Aug 9, 9:54 am, "Jeff Strickland" <cr...@verizon.net> wrote:
> "nrs" <neale...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1186669619.547777.295600@k79g2000hse.googlegr oups.com...
> On Aug 9, 8:47 am, nrs <neale...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > I recently had to replace my rear wheel cylinders because one was
> > leaking and now one of my rear wheels locks up before the other. When
> > brake pads get wet with brake fluid and are then wiped clean, will
> > they tend to grab more than the ones on the side that did not get wet
> > with brake fluid?
>
> > Thanks in advance
>
> Pads are pretty cheap, I´ll just replace them and see if the problem
> goes away. Thanks for the help.
>
> You will need to replace all 4 shoes (pads are on disc brakes, shoes are on
> drum brakes), and you will want to make sure they are adjusted the same on
> both sides. You are describing a case where one side is adjusted tight and
> the other is adjusted loose.
>
> Brake fluid on the shoes is not good. If you were installing new shoes and
> spilled some fluid, then you could clean it off and move on, but if you had
> a wheel cylinder let go and the brakes were soaked in fluid, you should
> replace the affected parts. Since you should always do brakes in axle-sets
> then you need to replace parts that may not be directly affected by the leak
> ...

Thanks for the additional information. Actually, the shoes never got
soaked (not a big leak), they just got a little fluid on them so I
just wiped them off. I also thought it was just an adjustment problem
and loosened up the side where the leak was but it still skids on that
side.

So would the overall recommendation be to clean up the affected shoes
with brake parts cleaner (not just wipe off) and then adjust both
sides evenly before replacing shoes (all 4 of course)?

Thanks

Re: effect of brake fluid on pads
 

On Aug 9, 9:54 am, "Jeff Strickland" <cr...@verizon.net> wrote:
> "nrs" <neale...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1186669619.547777.295600@k79g2000hse.googlegr oups.com...
> On Aug 9, 8:47 am, nrs <neale...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > I recently had to replace my rear wheel cylinders because one was
> > leaking and now one of my rear wheels locks up before the other. When
> > brake pads get wet with brake fluid and are then wiped clean, will
> > they tend to grab more than the ones on the side that did not get wet
> > with brake fluid?
>
> > Thanks in advance
>
> Pads are pretty cheap, I´ll just replace them and see if the problem
> goes away. Thanks for the help.
>
> You will need to replace all 4 shoes (pads are on disc brakes, shoes are on
> drum brakes), and you will want to make sure they are adjusted the same on
> both sides. You are describing a case where one side is adjusted tight and
> the other is adjusted loose.
>
> Brake fluid on the shoes is not good. If you were installing new shoes and
> spilled some fluid, then you could clean it off and move on, but if you had
> a wheel cylinder let go and the brakes were soaked in fluid, you should
> replace the affected parts. Since you should always do brakes in axle-sets
> then you need to replace parts that may not be directly affected by the leak
> ...

Thanks for the additional information. Actually, the shoes never got
soaked (not a big leak), they just got a little fluid on them so I
just wiped them off. I also thought it was just an adjustment problem
and loosened up the side where the leak was but it still skids on that
side.

So would the overall recommendation be to clean up the affected shoes
with brake parts cleaner (not just wipe off) and then adjust both
sides evenly before replacing shoes (all 4 of course)?

Thanks