For caliper slide pins?

[legen27]

Hello

I want to change my brake pads along rotors I got all the tools but for the lubricant I have this RV slide out lube good for plastics, rubber and metals. I am not sure if this lube works for my caliper slide pins or not. I don't wanna mess with my caliper

 

[buffalobill]

Go to napa and buy a tube of syl-glide.

 

[Eric29]

I don't know what that is. NAPA sells lubricant. You can also use anti-seize compound on the pins. I wouldn't use anti seize compound on the slides because it tends to get all over everything.

Hello

I want to change my brake pads along rotors I got all the tools but for the lubricant I have this RV slide out lube good for plastics, rubber and metals. I am not sure if this lube works for my caliper slide pins or not. I don't wanna mess with my caliper

 

[kkroger]

Napa Silicone Grease....

 

[ken w.]

I'll second the NAPA syl-glide. It's one of the better slider lubes.

 

[chrisnazzy]

I've always used this.

Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk

 

[Stevenn1]

Get CRC Brake Caliper Grease. Brakes get to hot for anything else, it will just melt off.

 

[paulsomlo]

Superlube

 

[M6erfan]

Most any "caliper grease" will do the job. Sil-Glyde from Napa is a good one

 

[CJM8515]

Go to napa and buy a tube of syl-glide.

Yep, only safe stuff to use that wont destroy the slide pin boots. Permatex cermaic, silicone based and others will eat the slide pin boots over time.

 

[Wamsutta]

 

[legen27]

https://www.walmart.com/ip/3-IN-ONE-RVcare-Slide-Out-Silicone-Lube/167031702

This is what I have this.

 

[M6erfan]

Yep, only safe stuff to use that wont destroy the slide pin boots. Permatex cermaic, silicone based and others will eat the slide pin boots over time.

Sil-Glyde IS silicone based...

 

[Wamsutta]

https://www.walmart.com/ip/3-IN-ONE-RVcare-Slide-Out-Silicone-Lube/167031702

This is what I have this.

That's not going to work. You need to pull the slide pins out and use a brake grease on them.

 

[legen27]

I see. I just bought this

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0054DWS1W/?tag=atomicindus08-20

it must work

 

[M6erfan]

I see. I just bought this

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0054DWS1W/?tag=atomicindus08-20

it must work

Good man

 

[legen27]

Good man

Btw what I wonder is do slider pins get hot ? I mean if yes I would need something like this napa if not I think anything that is resistant to water works.

 

[jumbojak]

Btw what I wonder is do slider pins get hot ? I mean if yes I would need something like this napa if not I think anything that is resistant to water works.

Heat transfers. I'm not sure exactly how hot the pins get but it's just like a pot on a stove.

 

[c39er]

Sil-Glide from NAPA... I use it by the tub on brake pins and Slides.
Won't damage or swell rubber based brake parts.
As already mentioned above...

 

[M6erfan]

Btw what I wonder is do slider pins get hot ? I mean if yes I would need something like this napa if not I think anything that is resistant to water works.

Yes they get hot. Can get very hot

 

[lbhsbz]

DO NOT use a petroleum based grease...caliper pin boots and bushings are EPDM and petroleum doesn't play nice with that. Use a silicone based grease....regular silicone dielectric grease works great and that's what we used on all the calipers rebuilt at our plant...most other slide pin lubes are this with some sort of buzzword solids added to it. My favorite is the "ceramic 2000°" grease. EPDM can handle 350° or so...if you're slide pins approach 2000°, the car has been on fire for at least an hour.

Additionally, clean the holes out, and then grease the pins. Do not pack the holes with grease. When temperature rises, in some designs, it will turn the slide pin into a hydraulic piston, forcing the caliper to side load the rotor and break the rotor off of the hat.

 

[paulsomlo]

DO NOT use a petroleum based grease...caliper pin boots and bushings are EPDM and petroleum doesn't play nice with that. Use a silicone based grease....regular silicone dielectric grease works great and that's what we used on all the calipers rebuilt at our plant...most other slide pin lubes are this with some sort of buzzword solids added to it. My favorite is the "ceramic 2000°" grease. EPDM can handle 350° or so...if you're slide pins approach 2000°, the car has been on fire for at least an hour.

Here's a compatibility chart from the people that make Super Lube: http://www.super-lube.com/files/pdfs/Super_Lube_Compatibility_Chart.pdf

Disregard what I said earlier - the Super Lube Synthetic is not recommended for use w/EPDM rubber, while the Super Lube Silicone is. In fact, Super Lube Silicone Grease is compatible with all rubbers, except silicone rubber. Go figure.

I guess by extension, you could surmise that just about any silicone based grease would be compatible.

 

[anndel]

Sil Glyde or 3M Silicone paste both good.

 

[Jazz1]

Napa sold me KleenFlo silicone dielectric grease. Wife had a slider pin seized on her Camry. Brakes were shaking when applied, fixed.

 

[Tonyuk]

Only use silicone based grease, not all manufacturers spec using a grease however and many just call for the pins and housings to be clean and free from grit, but a bit of lubricant wont hurt.

Make sure that the rubber housings and the pins themselves aren't worn, if the caps are missing then adding grease will only attract dirt, any worn housings or pins should be replaced, and they're cheap.

Remember to torque properly, 30nm for VAG group cars (commonly) you don't want the pins to snap or you'll be there forever trying to get the threaded part out, or worse strip the threads in the caliper.

 

[jdlong]

Scroll back. He posted he bought Sil-Glyde

 

[Treeman]

The safest product to use is a silicone brake lubricant. It's what you see on re-manufactured calipers. If you study the internet, everything else has had success/failure in terms of rubber swelling on certain brands. Experience varies.

Sil Glyde is NOT a true silicone lube, but it has an excellent track record. Look at an older msds (when they still listed ingredients) to see that Sil Glyde is mostly castor oil and polyethylene glycol. Only contains 1 - 5% silicone!!!

https://www.bemidjistate.edu/offices/environmental_health_safety/files/msds/Sil-Glyde_Grease.pdf

Polypropylene Glycol 25322-69-4 45-60%

Castor Oil 8001-79-4 30-45%

Silicon Dioxide, Amorphouse 7631-86-9 5-15% (silica filler)

Polydimethylsiloxane 63148-62-9 1-5%

Oleoyl Sarcosine 110-25-8 1-5%

 

[M_George]

Yes they get hot. Can get very hot

Especially with my wife driving...

 

[akalian]

3M Silicone Paste is what I use.
About $15.00, lasts a long time.

http://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-...3M-Silicone-Paste?N=5002385+3293194053&rt=rud

 

[Jazzman442]

The pins usually have little rubber seals on the ends. If you use anything other than Syl Glide or a product just like it ( silicone ) the other greases will expand the rubber components and lock the pins up.

 

[joe_padavano]

Go to napa and buy a tube of syl-glide.

^^^This! The silicone grease won't attack the rubber parts.

 

[48548]

I bought these two.... Not sure if they are good.

 

[texasprd]

Yep, only safe stuff to use that wont destroy the slide pin boots. Permatex cermaic, silicone based and others will eat the slide pin boots over time.

I like Versachem's synthetic caliper grease versachem Synthetic Caliper Grease

I've been using it a while and it doesn't eat up the boots.

 

[454ragtop]

I don't know what that is. NAPA sells lubricant. You can also use anti-seize compound on the pins. I wouldn't use anti seize compound on the slides because it tends to get all over everything.

Please don't do this if there are any rubber boots or bushings. That **** will seize them up tighter than a bulls a**.

 

[Eric29]

I've been doing it for years. I've taken pins out on older cars I've worked on after 2-3 years, and the rubber has been fine.

Please don't do this if there are any rubber boots or bushings. That **** will seize them up tighter than a bulls a**.

 

[Wamsutta]

Sil Glyde is NOT a true silicone lube, but it has an excellent track record. Look at an older msds (when they still listed ingredients) to see that Sil Glyde is mostly castor oil and polyethylene glycol. Only contains 1 - 5% silicone!!!

They certainly charge plenty of money for it at NAPA.

 

[FlushingDIYer]

I've been using ATE plastilube for a while now. Got really taken aback by all the talk of Permatex Brake products eating away at rubber boots. This stuff works great. And it's pretty cheap.

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/brake-pad-silicone

 

[Tonyuk]

I bought these two.... Not sure if they are good.

The ceramic paste isn't designed for use on slide pins, its for lubricating the backs of pads and the metal hardware in the caliper. The silicone one will be fine for the pins.

 

[mfewtrail]

I bought these two.... Not sure if they are good.

The permatex in the purple container your posted can swell boots or pin bushings made of certain materials. Imports commonly have the type of rubber that it is incompatible with in my experience. The permatex lube in the green bottles will do the same thing. Permatex makes a silicone based brake lube, possibly in a red bottle(?), but I don't think it's normally stocked at most chain stores.

Since you already have the Permatex stuff, consult your owners manuals on the recommended lube. What they recommend should inform you with a quick search if the rubber is incompatible with your products or not.

 

[48548]

The ceramic paste isn't designed for use on slide pins, its for lubricating the backs of pads and the metal hardware in the caliper. The silicone one will be fine for the pins.

That is actually how I used it in the past on my gm vehicles.