Grease

[Xulfiqar]

my heart skipped i beat when i first read plumbers grease
i did clean the pins thoroughly and removed the previously used burned up grease from the pad carrier and still the stupid brakes rattle

the rattle is most probably something actually worn out, are the pads seated into their steel clips? or are they missing? Are you sure the rattling is from the brakes - sometimes the front shock tower mount rattles too

[bym007]

When I bought my brake pads last time, I also bought a tiny serving of CRC Brake Grease to go with them.

Linky

[Xulfiqar]

When I bought my brake pads last time, I also bought a tiny serving of CRC Brake Grease to go with them.

Linky

This product is applied to the back of the pads - it forms a glue like consistency and prevents the pads squealing.

[bym007]

For general purposes at home and auto, I have the Silicon Grease (also known as White grease), which is highly recommended for lubrication purposes.

My Indy mechanic swears by the Liqui Moly Silicon grease. As per him, this is the grease recommended by BMW to all dealerships.

[VCheng]

For general purposes at home and auto, I have the Silicon Grease (also known as White grease), which is highly recommended for lubrication purposes.

My Indy mechanic swears by the Liqui Moly Silicon grease. As per him, this is the grease recommended by BMW to all dealerships.

This is a good choice too, for brakes:

Specialty Lubricants - Brakes : Permatex? CeramicExtreme Brake PartsLubricant

[Fahad.Ayub]

the rattle is most probably something actually worn out, are the pads seated into their steel clips? or are they missing? Are you sure the rattling is from the brakes - sometimes the front shock tower mount rattles too

its definitely the brakes
the clips are there but the inner ones on the passenger side were a bit loose and thats the side making noise
what sort of adhesive is used to stick pad shims ?

[Xulfiqar]

For general purposes at home and auto, I have the Silicon Grease (also known as White grease), which is highly recommended for lubrication purposes.

My Indy mechanic swears by the Liqui Moly Silicon grease. As per him, this is the grease recommended by BMW to all dealerships.

The white grease you post and the silicone grease you post are two completely different products, the white grease is a lithium soap petroleum grease, the silicone grease is mostly a bunch of polydimethylsiloxane with some other bits n bobs.

I use good ol' made in Long Island New York, Silicone lube compound by Synco products. - makes of superlube. It works super. 3M silicone paste works nice too, but when I need to restock this item the superlube is on sale. - forget corrossion, it wont even move if splashed with salt water.

Im sure liqui moly must be selling this at premium price (because deutsche) - equally good or even better products are available - like the 3M item.

[enthusiastic.learner]

The white grease you post and the silicone grease you post are two completely different products, the white grease is a lithium soap petroleum grease, the silicone grease is mostly a bunch of polydimethylsiloxane with some other bits n bobs.

I use good ol' made in Long Island New York, Silicone lube compound by Synco products. - makes of superlube. It works super. 3M silicone paste works nice too, but when I need to restock this item the superlube is on sale. - forget corrossion, it wont even move if splashed with salt water.

Im sure liqui moly must be selling this at premium price (because deutsche) - equally good or even better products are available - like the 3M item.

I'd love to get my hands on some of these. Any decent online sellers for these items in Pakistan? @vcheng @xulfiqar

[bym007]

The white grease you post and the silicone grease you post are two completely different products, the white grease is a lithium soap petroleum grease, the silicone grease is mostly a bunch of polydimethylsiloxane with some other bits n bobs.

I use good ol' made in Long Island New York, Silicone lube compound by Synco products. - makes of superlube. It works super. 3M silicone paste works nice too, but when I need to restock this item the superlube is on sale. - forget corrossion, it wont even move if splashed with salt water.

Im sure liqui moly must be selling this at premium price (because deutsche) - equally good or even better products are available - like the 3M item.

LM silicon or Crc spray, both are fair priced. The only difference being the LM is a paste in a tube and lasts longer, while CRC is a spray application and does not last as much.

LM = Dutch
CRC = US

Check out my BMW E60 ride thread.

[VCheng]

I'd love to get my hands on some of these. Any decent online sellers for these items in Pakistan? @VCheng @Xulfiqar

These are generally not expensive and available in small sizes since the amounts needed are not large, generally. Re-shipping from online sources to Pakistan might make them expensive, so the best option may be asking a friendly traveler to being some for you.

[Xulfiqar]

LM silicon or Crc spray, both are fair priced. The only difference being the LM is a paste in a tube and lasts longer, while CRC is a spray application and does not last as much.

LM = Dutch
CRC = US

Check out my BMW E60 ride thread.

The CRC spray you posted above is general purpose grease like you buy in a jar, do not use it on a rubber or plastic part. The silicone grease is a purpose blended product - it has very poor pressure properties but is very stout against water washout. Perfect for brakes which see a lot of water splash but move very slightly.

[Xulfiqar]

Both of such products can be had in Pakistan, WD40 is selling their brand spray grease which works the same purpose as the CRC can you show, You can also buy silicone grease as a user posted above.

[bym007]

The CRC spray you posted above is general purpose grease like you buy in a jar, do not use it on a rubber or plastic part. The silicone grease is a purpose blended product - it has very poor pressure properties but is very stout against water washout. Perfect for brakes which see a lot of water splash but move very slightly.

I also mentioned keeping it for general chores around home. Eg door hinges, door lock barrels etc...

Check out my BMW E60 ride thread.

[zshah321]

My civic cf4(2005 exi) inner axel looks like this.
Is this what you called a spider type axel?
Can i use lm 50 lithium complex soap based grease on this?
http://www.liqui-moly.com/liquimoly/produktdb.nsf/id/en_3406.html?OpenDocument&land=gb
If not kindly let me know what grease can i use?

Thanks in Advance

[Xulfiqar]

My civic cf4(2005 exi) inner axel looks like this.
Is this what you called a spider type axel?
Can i use lm 50 lithium complex soap based grease on this?
LIQUI MOLY - Motor Oils, Additives, Car Care - Products - LM 50 Litho HT
If not kindly let me know what grease can i use?

Thanks in Advance

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here you use EP rated wheel bearing grease with no moly. btw - Go to Honda dealer and ask for inner CV boot grease. Its a 90 gram toothpaste tube of a pale yellow colour grease.

They might not even know because of mental retardation, but in any case a good EP rated NLGI2 - GC-LB grease works a treat here.

[xzap042]

I'm going to be servicing my brake system soon.i would like to know whether molykote 111 compound for caliper pins and liqui moly Brake Anti-Squeal Paste for pads is ok. can this paste be used on sliding mechanisms or antiseize is required for that? car is cultus.

and are there better option for brake oil than sikkens?

[enthusiastic.learner]

If you get the original suzuki part number then the grease for brake pads comes with it (the good dark grey stuff). Regarding calliper pins, i use white Silicone grease. Don't use lithium grease or it will eat up the calliper pin rubber boots.
Regarding brake oil, you can simply use guard. Don't forget to change it every couple of years though.

[xzap042]

Can this be used on cultus brake system

[enthusiastic.learner]

Sure, why not. But for caliper pins, use Silicone grease instead.

[Xulfiqar]

This is for the back of the brake pads only.

not the caliper pins