Caliper slide lube?

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I do brake jobs frequently,this stuff i get is top notch, bottle lasts me a year.
 
I see siezed pins so often, so i try to get my customers into a brake service/inspection.
Pull calipers, lube pins and clean the brake pad contact area(abutments)
This preventative maintenance seems to keep brake problems to a minimum.
 
For a-body disc brakes ( calipers not pin mounted ) I'll clean the ways with a brass wire brush but I don't add any lube. It would just collect sand/grit and be more mess to clean up next time.
 
RedFish said:
For a-body disc brakes ( calipers not pin mounted ) I'll clean the ways with a brass wire brush but I don't add any lube. It would just collect sand/grit and be more mess to clean up next time.
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Grit in the sliding area is lapping compound. So keeping it clean makes the most sense.
 
Sil-Glyde at any metal to rubber contact points, brake grease on brackets behind any abutment/way shims after removing rust, caliper/brake grease on the very edges of
the pad backing plates where they make contact & the contact face at the piston if it is steel. On the Mopar slider faces, polishing the surface & using something to just
inhibit corrosion is best........................there are zinc sprays, rust prevention magic, etc., or just wipe the surface w/caliper grease, then rub off the surface coat.
 
Manual recommends silicone based grease only. It's my understanding that it will not affect friction in pads and shoes should contamination occur.

Sil-glyde for me
 
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