Slide pin grease
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Tuned
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From: Alaska (not Anchorage)
Slide pin grease
Doing brake maintenance today. What do most folks use here to grease their slide pins? There was no specific "Slide Pin Grease" at the local NAPA store. Is regular chassis grease a reasonable choice? I do not tow trailers very often and don't live in hill country. Thanks in advance.
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I wirewheel the pins and smother them with normal grease. Such an easy job, i do it evrty 5k..
Also blast a shot of penetrating lube/silicone in the pin holes as well to help loosenbthe crud. Prior to tightening them down, i actuate the pins to free ur up..
Also blast a shot of penetrating lube/silicone in the pin holes as well to help loosenbthe crud. Prior to tightening them down, i actuate the pins to free ur up..
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From: Douglassville, PA
I used to just use grease from my 5 gal bucket but last year I got a little tub of brake grease on clearance and I use it instead. It's more important to not use too much or it will hydro-lock. I inspect the boots for damage and make sure that they're on right. So far they have looked the same the next time I got in there as they did when I packaged them up.
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DITTO DITTO!
Using the Permatex, I haven't had a stuck slide pin on any of about 12 vehicles between me, my wife, and my kids vehicles in the past 13 years.
Using the Permatex, I haven't had a stuck slide pin on any of about 12 vehicles between me, my wife, and my kids vehicles in the past 13 years.
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From: Henderson, NV
Originally Posted by F250_
DITTO DITTO!
Wear gloves when applying this stuff though. Only time or a sandblaster (I'm exaggerating of course) gets it off your fingers.
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From: BoCoMo
NAPA Sil-Glyde grease for Slide Pins
(From web page)
high film strength, stays put and water repellent
- Applications: brake pads, calipers, rubber boots, fan belts, v-belts, weather stripping, trunk seals and bumpers
- This is a Napa private branding of american grease stick company (ags) sil-glyde sg-8
- Chemical Working Temperatures: -20 To 500 Deg. F.
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From: San Diego, CA
I'm also in the Permatex camp but use this one:
https://www.permatex.com/products/lu...aliper-lube-4/
https://www.permatex.com/products/lu...aliper-lube-4/
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I'm also in the Permatex camp but use this one:
https://www.permatex.com/products/lu...aliper-lube-4/
https://www.permatex.com/products/lu...aliper-lube-4/
Stewart