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getting ready to put bike back together just some odds and ends left..

One is the brakes, I was wondering if any one could tell me the grit of sand paper I can use with out causing damage to the disk?..Thanx for the help.

 

My Turbo had both front brake pads contaminated with fork oil, and the discs were glazed. I torched off the oil in the pads, sanded them down with 150 grit, and used the same on my rotors. They looked perfect, and the brakes bedded in beautifully.

So, in my experience, 150 grit worked great!

Jim

 

I just did the exact same thing. Used 150 grit on the pads and worked fine.

If you are talking about the rotor, start with a coarse grit like 150 then move up to 220 then something like 400, 600 etc until you are satisfied.

I recently had some bluing on my rotors and through disassembly noticed that a shard of metal was embedded in my brake pads. I picked out the metal and sanded the pads with 150 grit.

I then filed down the gouges on my rotor and then sanded 150, 220, 400, 600 and 800 to really even everything out. I used WD40 as a wetting agent and A LOT of elbow grease.

 

My rotors were actually mirror smooth. This is not ideal if you are trying to bed the brakes in properly.

I used the 150 on both the pads and rotors. I also beveled the leading edge of the pads to avoid squeeling.

Jim