What grease for slider pins

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Originally Posted by T-Cut

Decades ago, most people would use 'ordinary' lithium grease for their brake bits. Then came a preference for 'copper' grease, mainly because it looked amazing and the marketing ads said it did everything the others can't. But later on, somebody somewhere said their rubber bits had swelled after using Coppaslip, so would never use that again. 'Rubber' Grease is what they recommended. It's red in colour so must be something different. But if that's designed for lubricating rubber, how well does it perform on steel-to-steel? 'Moly' Grease, that's the best for both. But that's black as sin so you never really know whether it's in good or bad condition. So, something nice and pale with a new 'technology' should be a lot better. Along comes 'Ceramic' Grease, surely the best of all?

MGR said use a 'suitable antiseize grease' to give you a free hand from myriad 'Brake Greases' you find out there. Like the 'best' tyres or the 'best' engine oil, beauty is in the eye ofthe beholder.

Brake Grease: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=brake+g...f=nb_sb_noss_1
EDIT: The 'Bentone' one sounds interesting. Bentone is a clay, so how does that work?



TC

I used ceramic grease for my sliders the last time, but had to remove a caliper after two years to replace the hold down pins. I thought felt firm, almost dried out, although it still moved freely, it didn't feel as good (grease like) as I remember the red grease.

I didn't have time to do all corners, so left as it, but cleaning and using red grease is on my to do list.

I wouldn't use silicone grease, as anytime I have used it (in non car applications I must add) it didn't feel very resilient, wiping off a metallic surface quite easily, leaving a watery residue which rinsed away. To me with heat, I felt it could possibly become fluid therefore leak out. The silicone grease I did use was more gel like however, for maintenance of a diving mask.

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