Question about brake job
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Question about brake job
I'm putting new pads on the rear soon and I don't know what type of grease I should use to put on the inner and outer pads and also for the caliper slide pins. Anyone know what's good?
I had white lithium grease but read not to use it.
I had white lithium grease but read not to use it.
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From: Sewell, NJ
Brake Lube... They sell it for 99cents at every auto parts store on teh counter (its right next to the di-electric grease) comes in a little packet.... Dont forget to put either CRC or similar anti-squeek/squeel gel/spray on teh back of the pads... to prevent from the classic high-pitched squeeling noises that are common on our dodges.
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You only grease the slides(don't globb them up so much they will make a mess of the rotor either)
BEFORE you install the new pads, you'll want to carefully remove the metal slides and use a wire brush or if you have a dremel use a wire attachement and clean them up as best you can. Throwing lub on brake crud won't do any good 1kmi down the road. You might beable to wire brush them inplace, but it's kind of hard to get all corners.
For the brake pads themselves, get the brake Quiet or Synthetic brake lube and apply it ONLY to where the back of the pad(shim side) will touch the caliper. I put a small amount on my finger and carefully apply some to the piston face rather than the pad. The goal here is to "stick" the pads to the caliper so they don't vibrate and cause the squeeling noise. I know shims on the back of the pads are to prevent that, but that is just it...they "prevent" it and not eliminate it like the brake quiet does.
BEFORE you install the new pads, you'll want to carefully remove the metal slides and use a wire brush or if you have a dremel use a wire attachement and clean them up as best you can. Throwing lub on brake crud won't do any good 1kmi down the road. You might beable to wire brush them inplace, but it's kind of hard to get all corners.
For the brake pads themselves, get the brake Quiet or Synthetic brake lube and apply it ONLY to where the back of the pad(shim side) will touch the caliper. I put a small amount on my finger and carefully apply some to the piston face rather than the pad. The goal here is to "stick" the pads to the caliper so they don't vibrate and cause the squeeling noise. I know shims on the back of the pads are to prevent that, but that is just it...they "prevent" it and not eliminate it like the brake quiet does.
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Silicone grease for the slid pins is what you are looking for. It's pretty much the same as dielectric grease as mentioned. You can get a can of it just like anti-seize. It's great for use anywhere you want to grease something with rubber connections.