John wrote:
Do you mean something like a silicone paste?
And when you lube brake calipers, what do you lube? A light shmear on
the piston seals?
Thanks.
JohnD
John - There is a specific silicone lube made for the sliding surfaces,
pins etc. of (mostly) domestic single piston calipers that slide on their
mounting brackets. On the dual piston calipers used by our LBCs there
are no slider pins so you may not be familiar with this stuff. It is NOT
the "rubber grease" that is (was) included in caliper and cylinder
rebuild kits. That is an assembly lube that was also used to exclude
dirt / water from the boots, not provide ongoing lubrication. The brands
with which I am familiar are 3M (#08946) , Versachem (#26080 & 26189) ,
AGS (#BK4 & BK8 ) and CRC (#05351).
Chris
AN5L35578
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris M West [mailto:chris_west@juno.com]
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 12:30 PM
To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Front End Reassembly
Skip Tannen wrote:
I'm getting ready to put my front end back together after refreshing
Skip - I would STRONGLY suggest not using Never Seize, or any other
PETROLEUM based lubricant anywhere that it might come into contact with
rubber parts as it will prematurely deteriorate that rubber. Instead,
use a synthetic grease as is usually used on, and sold for, brake
calipers. It will not harm the rubber and is made to resist high heat,
extreme pressure and "under car" environments. My information, by the
way, is directly from a Raybestos brake seminar that I atteded several
years ago as part of my job in auto parts.
Chris
Chris
AN5L35578
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