(24-06-19, 11:07 PM)mobile mouse link Wrote: it is clogged up with road salt as I ride all the way through winter.
when the pads were last changed I did copper slip the thread and just hand tightened them.
Lesson learned strip and grease with copper slip BEFORE winter not after....
I do mine twice a year, before winter, then after, just to keep them in good shape.
Time consuming, but well worth it. I just pick a sunny and warm day to take my time and do things at a leisurely pace.
Having the calipers cleaned up twice a year obviously also helps in preventing seized pad pins or sticky caliper pistons as well.
Another good tip for extra feel when using the rear brake is to keep the pivoting area of the rear brake lever clean. There is so much crap in the rain these days, or the roads in winter, that if the bike is left outside exposed to the elements, like mine is at work, then it doesn't take long for dirt to build up inside the lever pivot and make the rear brake feel spongy.
Just a quick blast with brake cleaner or even WD40 cleans it all up instantly to bring back the sharpness when tapping the lever in traffic.
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