What do you like for caliper slide pin lube? I’ve got these two on hand, haven’t done enough brake jobs to say if one works better.
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Caliper slide pin lubricant?
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It also comes in a larger size.Looks like the Permatex 24129 could work:
Permatex® Silicone Extreme Brake Parts Lubricant, 8 OZ - Permatex
www.permatex.com
For people who use Sil-Glyde are you using the brake specific product, or the multi-purpose?
Brake specific for me.For people who use Sil-Glyde are you using the brake specific product, or the multi-purpose?
I'm not sure what benefits there are of any for the "ceramic" formulations but AGS who makes Syl-Glyde also make a ceramic silicone version as well called Cerami Glyde. 🤷♂️ Ceramic is such a buzz word these days - next there will be a graphene formula.
www.agscompany.com
Cerami-Glyde Silicone Brake Lubricant, Tube, 8 oz
Cerami-Glyde 8 oz Brake Lubricant is a silicone-based brake lubricant with ceramic solid additives formulated to reduce brake noise in the most extreme conditions and temperatures. Works with both ceramic and metallic brake pads and is safe for use on all parts (including EPDM and Nitrile...
www.agscompany.com
They come and go don't they? I remember when HD and 3D were big and they were talking about toothpaste.
Ceramic solid additives eh? So we're adding heated and ground clay to our lubricants now? It makes sense on pads, but as a lubricant? I don't know. If graphite is a good dry lubricant because it is so fine of a powder, maybe dried clay is too.
It appears that regular Sil Glyde works up to 425F and the Ceramic version claims 3000F (molten iron?)
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Two things about this.
Ceramic can hold molten iron. It has got to be handled somehow right? It is what they use for atmospheric re-entry heat shields, so I can see the temperature withstands parameters being true.
However, if brakes are getting anywhere near 3000°F, well, you said it with "Molten Iron". There isn't going to be much more than the pads to lubricate.
For reference, DOT3 brake fluid boils at 400F so regular Sil Glyde is fine unless you're doing racing and have special brake fluid for red hot brakes.
I worked on this last night and eventually got the old rotors off; I did have to adjust the parking brake shoes inwards.
Used Sil-Glyde on the caliper slide pins and pad plates, and used the included copper colored grease on the OEM pad clips. Ran out of time so haven't done a test drive or bedding in the pads yet. Since I had the rear wheels off anyway I took the opportunity to take the winter wheels off, still need to swap the front winters off. Once that's done I can take it for a drive.
Thanks for the advice!
ETA: Got up early this morning and swapped the front winter wheels off. Took it easy driving through the neighborhood and brakes seemed to be working great, so I drove it to work. No more screeching brake squealer and all seems well
Used Sil-Glyde on the caliper slide pins and pad plates, and used the included copper colored grease on the OEM pad clips. Ran out of time so haven't done a test drive or bedding in the pads yet. Since I had the rear wheels off anyway I took the opportunity to take the winter wheels off, still need to swap the front winters off. Once that's done I can take it for a drive.
Thanks for the advice!
ETA: Got up early this morning and swapped the front winter wheels off. Took it easy driving through the neighborhood and brakes seemed to be working great, so I drove it to work. No more screeching brake squealer and all seems well
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