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Brake lube

Hi, Cathy,

Current wisdom as far as I've heard is use silicone based grease 
(similar to or the same as dielectric grease you'd use on plug wires, 
clear colored) for metal to rubber contact (e.g. pins in rubber caliper 
mount boots).  Use a molybdenum disulfide based synthetic grease (sold 
in stores as synthetic brake grease, black in color) for metal to metal 
contact (e.g. pads to the big "stop" bosses that hold the pads that the 
caliper mounts to).  The thought is that grease other than silicone 
based degrades rubber.  To be honest I have always used the black stuff 
in both situations and never had a problem with the rubber degrading and 
the black stuff seems to stay better.

John Gates

Ben Walter wrote:
> anything silicone based such as silglide (what we use in my shop) will 
> work
>
> On 12/3/06, C Boyko <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca> wrote:
>>
>> I have a high temp bearing grease, use it or wait? It doesn't say it's
>> synthetic, but it says its water and heat resistant. I also have regular
>> lithium grease. I can't drive the car for a few days anyway, needs more
>> parts.
>> Cathy
>>
>>
>> On 3:24 pm 12/03/06 "Peter" <peter@thescirocco.com> wrote:
>> > Synthetic caliper lube, or any synthetic high temp grease...
>> >
>> > I've been using a large tube of synthetic Mobil 1 grease for
>> > everything.
>> >
>> > Peter
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: C Boyko [mailto:roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca]
>> > Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 2:52 PM
>> > To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>> > Subject: Brake lube
>> >
>> > Yeah, seriously. What specific lube should be used for those guide
>> > pins (on calipers), and is anything suggested for where the pads ride
>> > on the carrier? Just wondering while I have the car apart for the
>> > next few days, may as well clean everything up well and lube as
>> > needed. (this is the MkIV Rocc).
>> > Thanks, Cathy
>>
>>
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