Ok guys I'm planning to clean my brakes out tomorrow since they're dirtier than a ****.

I've got brake cleaner spray which I'm going to use to generally clean the calipers and rotors.

I've been looking for brake grease to use for my pads but I can't find anything specific to brakes, so I found the below products, can anyone help me out and tell me which if any I can use as brake grease?

 

No, I wouldn't use any of those. You need something specifically made for the higher temps. here's some quick google results:

http://www.google.com/products/catal...ed=0CC4Q8wIwAQ

(Also notice the "Related Items" at the bottom of that ^^ page. )




If you are just lubing the pads, you can often find little packets or tubes of grease. The copper based products are especially good.

 

Isn't the first product I have in the picture not good enough? --> http://www.amsoil.com/storefront/glc.aspx

It says High Temp and extreme pressure.

It's hard finding products like these here so I sometimes have to do with what I can get my hands on.

I thought brake grease was supposed to be synthetic based or something?

 

Nope, it's just not suitable:

"AMSOIL Synthetic Multi-Purpose Greases are suitable for use up to 350 degrees F. "

(Your brakes get way hotter than that)


It isn't just the heat factor, it also needs to have the correct stickiness so that there is virtually NO chance of it migrating onto the pad surfaces.

Sorry!


PS. If this is just for the pads, I'd skip using any grease and just live with the squeeking before I'd put the wrong type on there. ($.02)

 

More feedback would be appreciated guys,

This guy in post #8 seems to be using the exact same stuff I have in the first pic ---> http://www.xrv.org.uk/forums/mechani...er-grease.html

Anyway, I managed to get some grease today from our factory workshop (Suitable for callipers and brake pads) but any help for the future would be appreciated.

What I'd like is for anyone to either confirm or not if I can use the first product I posted above.

 

well this is what I got:



here's the specs: http://www.schaefferoil.com/moly-syngard.html

 

I would not use the Amsoil one for brakes, it's not up to snuff. Personally, i've used the CRC grease shown to the right of that video screenshot above. Used it for years without problem.

 

I don't understand how it's hard t find brake caliper grease. Walk into any Autozone and it's on the shelf.

In the aisle with the cleaning fluids, engine degreaser, brake fluid, they stock the two bottles shown in post #2.

In the aisle with the Permatex gasket maker, they have a package that contains two small packs of caliper grease.

There are usually packs near the register.

It's there, ask one of the workers.

 

^ I don't think there's an Autozone anywhere near where the OP lives.

However, i'm sure there's a similar store there.

 

It's hard to tell what the temp resistance is (it just says above 350 degrees), unless i missed it. This would be similar to the Amsoil.

Technically you could use it since it is synth and has moly (some brake grease has this as well, along with other substances like graphite), it's really the temp rating that you primarily have to worry about. If it can't handle the heat it will likely just run off, possible getting between the pad surface and rotor.

For comparison, the CRC i have above is rated between -30 to 600.

 

^^ Yeah, you missed it Mike. The bottom of that info reads:

Moly Syngard 2000 #1 has an operating temperature of -15ºF to 600ºF. Moly Syngard 2000 #2 has an operating temperature of 0ºF to 600ºF. Moly Syngard 2000 #3 has an operating temperature of 30ºF to 600ºF.

So it appears to have the temp rating, I'm just not familiar with it's stickiness characteristics.

 

^ Thanks for the confirmation. I just visited the site again and see the rest of the page. Somehow only the first paragraph showed up first time around.

If this is anything like the Amsoil shown above, it may not be as sticky (dense?), at least compared to the CRC stuff.

 

Thanks for the feedback guys,

Yeah we don't have specalised automtive stores here, we do have DIY stores which store lots of products for cars but they just never seem to have the right stuff.

Mainly in this country you find these kind of things for industrial use and so the average jo won't buy it.

I went to a garage once to lubricate my anti-roll bar bushings, you should have seen how the mechanic looked at me, he's never done it in his life. So I pretty much had to show him step by step on how to lubricate some damn anti-roll bar bushings.

I'm going to use the stuff I got from work, I trust the guy who gave it to me, he's our production manager from New Zealand and he's a car fanatic (has a Scooby back in NZ with like 500+ hp) and he did most of the work himself sooooooo I'm sure i'll be fine because he knows exactly what I need to use it for and he's more knowledgable about these things than I am.

 

Just a quick update guys, I cleaned out my front rotors/callipers and pads, lubricated the Pads and put everything back together.

Drove the car yesterday and today and so far I have no squeals or any braking noise.

I still have to do the rears (probably this weekend)