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Brake pad high temp grease? 900 1991

posted by  Aye Roll on  Sat Apr 2 11:48 CST 2005
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You want a silicone high-temp grease. The stuff I use is called Syl-Glide and it comes in a small tube. FCP Groton sells it and may even have a pic of it on their website www.fcpgroton.com.

I apply it to the whole back of the pad, and to the back of any shims that belong in behind it. Also the edges and corners of the pad, any place that will contact the caliper body- be very careful not to go around the corner and get any on the front side of the pad friction surface.

Any contact points or sliders- pins, springs, fingers, etc need a little smear of this grease. If your car came with shims behind the pads, they should be used as well. If the pads you have came with built in, stuck-on shims, that ought to be good enough. If you have NO shims, you may need to get them. I don't remember off hand if the 900's take shims. All the 240 and 740s do.

A new loaded caliper won't fix the problem, trust me. They use cheap pads and no grease. If shims are used, they're the cheap stuck-on variety. You still have to go through this process for a new caliper.

Good luck with it, it can be a frustrating problem.
--
Rob Bareiss, New London CT ::: Roterande Fläkt Och Drivremmar!






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