What is the purpose of cleaning the brakes and clutch, and when is it necessary?
As a rule, cleaning is carried out when replacing brake pads and discs (drums) or the clutch disc and cover.
When brake pads are replaced, fingerprints will inevitably be left on the brake discs or drums, and they have to be removed. New brake discs or drums are covered with a grease that protects them from corrosion. Friction surfaces covered with grease may fail to provide proper deceleration at the first braking – the car will simply not slow down. To avoid such problems, after fitting the pads the friction surfaces must be cleaned of grease by treating them with brake and clutch parts cleaner.
The same applies to clutch parts. When replacing the clutch disc and cover, always treat the flywheel and the pressure plate with brake and clutch parts cleaner before fitting the new parts, and then fit the new parts, trying not to touch the friction surfaces with your hands. If the parts are not degreased, the clutch may slip, overheat and fail.
After treatment with brake and clutch parts cleaner, do the friction surfaces need to be wiped with a rag?
After treatment with brake and clutch parts cleaner there is no need to wipe the friction surfaces with a rag – the strong jet and the solvent contained in the cleaner remove contamination perfectly well. A rag may turn out not to be perfectly clean and will only put oil and grease back onto the surfaces from which they have just been removed.
Can AXIOM® brake and clutch parts cleaner be used to clean other parts, or is it intended only for friction surfaces?
Brake and clutch parts cleaner can be used to clean not only friction surfaces but also other parts of the brake system or the clutch mechanism. It can also be used as a general-purpose degreaser.
Can AXIOM® brake and clutch parts cleaner damage the vehicle’s paintwork?
Brake and clutch parts cleaner contains solvents that are not aggressive to the vehicle’s paintwork. There is therefore no need to worry about it getting onto painted surfaces.
Can AXIOM® brake and clutch parts cleaner be used at low temperatures?
The AXIOM® brake and clutch parts cleaner can contains not only propane-butane but also carbon dioxide. Compared with a propane-butane mixture, such a mixture provides more stable pressure inside the can when the temperature changes, so the jet will be strong enough even at temperatures below zero.