Caliper grease install#

Do not create a vacuum like this guy:ĭon't remove all the air as this leaves the pin compressed in the hole and prevents the pin from moving easily. Insert the pin part way, then with the boot at it's normal position (not compressed or over extended) hold the boot in position and push the pin into the boot so as to not compress the boot or evacuate all the air. When inserting the newly greased pin, do not compress the boot. Sil-Glyde’s silicone-based lubricant is only a budget option because of the small. We’re coming close to breaking our own rules by recommending Mission Automotive.

One tip I found out from doing this several times over the past year or so: The Best Brake Caliper Greases Mission Automotive Silicone Grease.

I cleaned out the old grease with a bunch of wooden Q tips, paper towels and Brakleen.

Caliper grease install#

Although the remaining grease looked kinda white and not pink, it smelled very similar to the new Toyota stuff I was about to install (moldy smell). EBC Brakes own caliper lube grease to be used on slider pins and caliper slide rails sparingly. I was doing the rear brakes for the first time today so they still have the factory grease on the pins. Brake Caliper Lube by EBC Brakes product information page. The previous brake grease job on the front pins I did from about 1k miles ago was totally gummed up - no movement. They should just slide in if the bolts are properly lubricated. You shouldn’t have to push too much on them. After you feel that there is enough on there, you can re-insert the bolts and pins into the caliper housing. Use on metal to metal contact points and sliding surfaces. Apply a layer of the high-temperature grease so that sliding them in will become easier. High-temperature grease is plastic and rubber safe. A specially developed synthetic grease with a high-tech formula for use in disc and drum brake systems. Got a change to relube the pins today with the Toyota stuff. Universal Synthetic Brake Caliper Grease by Sta-Lube.