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From: scroggs@uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU
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Subject: Re: Cure for Squeaky Brakes
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Date: Mon, 23-Sep-85 09:55:00 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 23 09:55:00 1985
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> Why not oil your rims?  Two reasons:
> 1.) Diminishes your braking capabilities in a braking situation.  Ok,
>     you don't
>     think so?  Well the few feet you lose with oily rims could be what you
>     need in an emergency.

I did not loose any 'feet', my brakes were still very capable of sending
me over the handlebars after my 'kludge'.

>  2.) It's commonly known as a "kludge".  Do you use GOTO statements in your
>      Pascal programs?  

I don't even use GOTOs in my FORTRAN programs.

>      Will you oil your rims to stop the symptoms, instead
>      of curing the real problem?

What is the "real problem?"

The brakes have not squeaked since (and I haven't oiled them again either).
I think that the reason for the squeak was that the rims/brake pads were
new, and the oil helped to break the thing in.

I was told that I should check the effect of the oil on the brake.  It is
possible that the oil would form a film on the pad, causing permanent
damage.  This did not happen to me, however.