travelling with disc brakes

travelling with disc brakes

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baldy1926

Original Poster:

2,136 posts

201 months

Wednesday 10th February 2010
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Hi
When i put my bike in my car i have to take at least the front wheel out.
What do you use to stop any leaks,if the brake handel gets moved,etc.
Cheers

anonymous-user

55 months

Wednesday 10th February 2010
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there shouldnt be anything leaking even if the brake lever moves.... i would check your seals and make sure they are ok.

hondafanatic

4,969 posts

202 months

Wednesday 10th February 2010
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Leaks? You shouldn't leak at all.

However, if you're on friendly terms with you LBS, then ask if they have any spare blocks to put into the calipers to stop the pistons from closing in case the level accidently gets squeezed.

Definitly shouldn't be leaks though.

sjg

7,454 posts

266 months

Wednesday 10th February 2010
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Shimano brakes normally come with orange spacers to put between the pads. Anything similar of a few mm thickness would do the job though.

baldy1926

Original Poster:

2,136 posts

201 months

Wednesday 10th February 2010
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hi
i've not had any leaks just wanted to be extra careful

ChrisMCoupe

927 posts

213 months

Wednesday 10th February 2010
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As said already, your biggest concern will be the brake lever squeezing and closing up your pads, making it hard to get your disc back between them when putting the wheel back on. Try to put a spacer between them and you'll be fine.