Brake issue

[Immortality]

Good to hear you got it sorted. Just one question, rubber grease? There is a special grease for brake callipers due to the high heat experienced which will cause normal grease to fail.

 

[Tonner Matt]

Just one question, rubber grease?
There is a special grease for brake callipers due to the high heat experienced which will cause normal grease to fail.

100% agree
Rubber Grease has a low melting point and should only be used to lubricate seals & o'rings when resealing calipers, master cylinders & slave cylinders etc
I used it at work quite regularly when resealing hydraulic rams and pumps

Bendix Ceramasil is used to lubricate the caliper slide pins & metal to metal contact areas on brake components
It is specifically manufactured for this purpose as it will resist heat upwards of 1600 degrees celcius

 

[losh1971]

Given VC does brake repairs as part of his job; my guess is he meant slide grease and not rubber grease? I remember 6-7 years ago i tried Autobarn for slide grease and they didn't stock it. The bloke told me to use rubber grease. I more or less said F-that and went online and bought some.

 

[vc commodore]

Given VC does brake repairs as part of his job; my guess is he meant slide grease and not rubber grease? I remember 6-7 years ago i tried Autobarn for slide grease and they didn't stock it. The bloke told me to use rubber grease. I more or less said F-that and went online and bought some.

Unfortunately, this is one job that had me totally stuffed.....Stupid me farmed it to a place to be done...

First problem they created was, I picked the car up after they replaced the booster and had the brakes lock on quicker.....Then the douche's undid the brake light switch and failed to re connect it....Got me fagged why they did that, but none the less they won't get any recommendations from me

 

[vc commodore]

Good to hear you got it sorted. Just one question, rubber grease? There is a special grease for brake callipers due to the high heat experienced which will cause normal grease to fail.

I actually used rubber grease on the rubber grommets of the slide pins, just to lubricate that part of it. They seemed a little "stiff" and I wanted to discount these as a possible cause....

The grease I used for the pins, as it slides inside the caliper bracket, was actually wheel bearing grease...Always worked a treat for me