Sand and Crap in the Brakes !

[crotchrocket]

After playing in a big sand pit at the weekend i have sprayed my brakes twice with water and tried to fluch any crap from the calipers. however i am getting a constant scraping moise when driving and worse when braking.

I guess the only way to sort it is to take the calipers off and clean them out, can i fust use WD40 and a brush? Im expecting grains of sand stuck to the brake pads and i hope i can get them out / off !!

Any words of wisdome ??

[Joe_Black]

Sand you don't need to worry about, but you likely picked up a rock that's gotten wedged in the caliper. Do the simple thing and pull the wheel and look at it, more than likely you can pop the rock out with a screwdriver or some other type of small lever. Worse-case scenario you'll need to drop the caliper to get it out.

But you do need to to visually inspect just in case a pad's come apart. :rolleyes:

[etlsport]

there is a dust shield behind each rotor.. gravel can get stuck there easily and will produce grinding.. try just bending them back and forth a bit anything stuck should pop out.. might not need to disassemble

[circmand]

but I would think using a product such as WD40 on your brakes would be a bad idea.

[WormGod]

Sand you don't need to worry about, but you likely picked up a rock that's gotten wedged in the caliper. Do the simple thing and pull the wheel and look at it, more than likely you can pop the rock out with a screwdriver or some other type of small lever. Worse-case scenario you'll need to drop the caliper to get it out.

But you do need to to visually inspect just in case a pad's come apart. :rolleyes:

+1

I left the beach years ago and had the same issue. Used the pressure washer at a car wash at the beach and still had some grinding. Ended up borrowing some tools from a good-old-boy NASCAR camper next to me and found a few busted up "sea shell bits" lodged in both front calipers and in the rotor shields. Luckily the shells were soft enough that they could do no damage, but the noise was still god awful.

[crotchrocket]

Yep, wd40 not a good idea! oops

Getting some brake cleaner and an inspection light from Halfords on my way home tonight.

[Joe_Black]

A jack and six lugs nuts can't be beat for a visual inspection. ;)