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Old 04-29-2005, 02:22 PM
Brian Carlton Brian Carlton is offline
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Originally Posted by P.E.Haiges
dannym,

What kind of grease do you use to lubricate the calipers? Due to the high temperatured that the calipers are subjected to, I would worry that the grease might burn and make the caliper piston stick worse. I have never heard of anyone else lubricating the calipers.

P E H
When I take the pads out, I wire brush the machined surfaces of the calipers, where the pads ride, and put a dab of grease along these surfaces. There are four surfaces for each pad. PepBoys sells the grease in a little packet for $1.00. One packet will easily do two wheels.
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