[AT] de-greasing disc brakes

[Steve W.]

jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote:
> Thanks for the suggestions guys! No where local to get these relined and I 
> don't have time to ship them off.
> I like the heat idea, my only question is how hot I can get them and not 
> compromise the bonding agent (no rivets)?
> I really don't know how much grease got on them, possibly just one face of 
> one disc. A good cleaning with brake cleaner may be sufficient. I threw away 
> an old gas grill that would have been good for this.
> 
> I'll let you guys know how things turn out, I'm going to surface grind the 4 
> actuating plates, its going to take a little longer than I first thought.
> 
> John Hall
> 

I haven't seen an issue yet and I've baked quite a few pads/shoes 
because they got oiled and were either $$$ or NLA. I've also relined a 
few and the stuff I used says it can handle 600 degrees for 1 hour.

-- 
Steve W.