Brake grease

[purewake07]

My car has been sitting for a while(in the rain and snow) and my brakes were acting a little goofy yesterday when i took the tsi around the block, so i took the calipers off and apart and found the grease to be all black, thick and nasty. So im spending some time today cleaning them out.

The only grease i have at the shop is white lithium grease, And some other generic stuff in a grease gun... is it a bad idea to put either in my brakes? Probably should just go pick up some brake grease right?

 

[SrKegler]

You're kidding right?

The only grease the brake system gets is a light coat on the slide pins.

 

[XiKeiyaZI]

He probably means lubrication in the pistons.

Clean them out. Give them a light coating, replace the seals, and you're good to go.

I cleaned mine out on my N/T and there were actually black leathery strips of dried material packed inside. Was pretty gross.

 

[LiquidX]

You need to use Brake Caliper grease on the pins. It will hold up to the head and not get too tacky so the calipers can still move.

 

[Hcaruso4]

From what i understand other normal grease does not withstand the heat that brakes are exposed to as well. Simply put, just use the correct brake grease

 

[purewake07]

Yea i was talkIng about the slide pins but now im considering popping out those pistons too because i dont want to have any issues with these brakes for the rest of the summer..

replace the seals, and you're good to go.

- can i get them at autozone ?

 

[XiKeiyaZI]

It just depends on the store. Some carry them, some don't. My local one does, luckily.

What's it called... a Caliper Rebuild kit? Comes with all of the gaskets and such. Just google it first, then call and ask about it. It's been a while since I meesed with calipers.

 

[purewake07]

Thanks ill give them a call after work. It needs to be fixed up because when i hit the brake pedal with the caliper off the rotor, only one of the two pistons moves outward. On both the front brakes

 

[XiKeiyaZI]

Don't need to make a sudden stop, otherwise it'll be like that song " You saw my Blinker, B**** " about their teeth being stuck in the dash. ;P

"Then I saw what happened in the crash. Her dentures came out got stuck in the dash"

 

[purewake07]

Don't need to make a sudden stop

Yea kinda like my toyota