brake caliper pin grease
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brake caliper pin grease
I read somewhere around here that the stuff HD uses for brake caliper pin grease is actually Dow Corning Molykote 44. I looked it up and found out that they make two flavors of molykote 44, light and medium. Not knowing which one was the right one, I fired off an email to them and they told me that medium was the one to use. This junk is a little expensive, so I didn't want to guess at it.
Anyway, just chunking that out here for reference and maybe it will help someone. I know there are probably many other suitable caliper pin greases out there.
carl
Anyway, just chunking that out here for reference and maybe it will help someone. I know there are probably many other suitable caliper pin greases out there.
carl
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I found out the hard way that the "caliper pin grease" sold in the auto parts store doesn't work. It swelled the rubber bushings and o-rings the pins ride on and seized my brakes. I had to replace all the rubber parts.
Substitute at your own risk.
Only place I found the real deal had a $50 minimum order, so I have a lifetime supply of Molykote. It also works on my Honda car.
Substitute at your own risk.
Only place I found the real deal had a $50 minimum order, so I have a lifetime supply of Molykote. It also works on my Honda car.
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Originally Posted by Uncle G.
I found out the hard way that the "caliper pin grease" sold in the auto parts store doesn't work. It swelled the rubber bushings and o-rings the pins ride on and seized my brakes. I had to replace all the rubber parts.
Substitute at your own risk.
Only place I found the real deal had a $50 minimum order, so I have a lifetime supply of Molykote. It also works on my Honda car.
Substitute at your own risk.
Only place I found the real deal had a $50 minimum order, so I have a lifetime supply of Molykote. It also works on my Honda car.
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Ever thought of repackaging some in zip lock bags with bottle caps or something filled with the stuff and reselling? I'm sure there's quite a few of us that would buy a small amount. That's how I got my lapping compound on eBay. I didn't want to buy a 50 gallon drum of the stuff.
The "minimum order" got me three tubes of the stuff, and I gave one to my brother. I use more than I expected as I grease the pins every 5,000 miles.
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Same here...... very sparingly.
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I used caliper grease from autozone. My brakes suck and stick. Not sure that's it but could be
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Here's what I'm going to get:
It's the same thing that HD specs out. Pretty pricey but I'm going to get a tube. I've found out that when you clean and re grease your caliper pins every 5k miles your bike will stop on a dime.
Carl
It's the same thing that HD specs out. Pretty pricey but I'm going to get a tube. I've found out that when you clean and re grease your caliper pins every 5k miles your bike will stop on a dime.
Carl
