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Originally Posted by Rocket99
Isn't brake cleaner just ether? .... super rapid evaporation.
I did use the technique recommended and have high confidence it's a good move, well worth the tiny cost. That silicon does adhere like crazy to a well prepered surface. They are already installed but it would be reasonable to jack up the rear end, block or jack stands under the trailing arm so the wheels will spin at almost the same relative position as natural driving ... clean peaks and valleys again and add more silicon to existing and also to valleys where crazing has begun.
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Ether smells different from Brake Cleaner and Ether is also extremely flammable. If you try starting your Car with Brake Cleaner I doubt if it will work. They are not the same thing.
For Silicone Sealant to stick you definitely need a good surface.
When Silicon Sealant was somewhat new in Auto Part stores I used some on a Water Pump Gasket.
I had scraped off the Old Gasket from the Block and wiped down the Block but that left a thin film of Oil on the Block.
I installed the Water Pump and about 3 Months later I looked and I saw a small Water (most People back then still used Water as Coolant) leak between the Block and Pump.
Water had rusted through under the Silicone as the Oil Film had prevented the Silicone from gluing itself to the Block.
What I learned from that is that if you cannot or don't want to degrease the area so the Silicone will work use the Old School type brown Permatex.
I have installed a lot of Freeze/Core Plugs with the old School Permatex and that stuff is extremely dependable.
The Silicone Sealant requires more carful use.
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