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Caliper sliders
#1
What grease should be used on the slider bolts. I was thinking of using lithium grease but is this the right stuff to use?

I know I can't use normal multi purpose grease as that will not go well with the little rubber boot.
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#2
This is good stuff mate..........

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MINTEX-CERATEC...0927850373
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Or bigg redd or whatever do the right red grease stuff, also somewhere on eBay
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(03-03-2013, 11:38 AM)gareth7 Wrote: This is good stuff mate..........

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MINTEX-CERATEC...0927850373

I've got some of this and I thought that stuff is for when replacing pads but it looks like it could be used on the sliders also.



(03-03-2013, 11:39 AM)sammykins Wrote: Or bigg redd or whatever do the right red grease stuff, also somewhere on eBay

Now I've also got this stuff I thought is for when rebuilding the calipers when your replacing the seals. The red rubber safe grease is castor grease.

I think I might use the CERATEC stuff and see how it goes.

Thanks for your replies guys.
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#5
That red grease is the grease to use on the sliders;
As Sam said
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#6
This is what i used on mine.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140771391781
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#7
Red grease it is then.

The only reason I thought to use something else was because when I replaced the slider boots a few years back the packet of grease that came with the new ones wasn't the red grease and I thought it might of been lithium grease.
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Rubber grease as said.
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#9
Red rubber grease.

Get a pot off ebay, it lasts ages. Try to clean the old grease out if you can but don't worry if you can't.
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I suppose it would be good to regrease the sliders every pad change.
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#11
Put enough red rubber grade in there and you won't have to. I revisited my fronts after ages and nothing needed doing. Have sod all rolling resistance on mine as a result.
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Have you ever replaced the piston seals in your calipers?

I think all my brakes are dragging ever so slightly because there all dragging a little I think that might be yeah my cars is feeling a little slow at the moment.
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(03-03-2013, 10:42 PM)DeeTurbo Wrote: Have you ever replaced the piston seals in your calipers?

I think all my brakes are dragging ever so slightly because there all dragging a little I think that might be yeah my cars is feeling a little slow at the moment.

Rears no. Fronts wore out completely (both caliper main piston seals were baggy) so I used the opportunity to put 283mm '6 brakes on instead.
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#14
Did you notice much of a difference with the extra 17mm? I've got some seals for the fronts just need some time to fit them.
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Well for me I got them cheap, it only cost me about £10 to change as my 266s were shot and my 283s were a bargain with nearly new discs and pads at the time. The difference is very noticeable, even against new 266s. Can't remember the differences but i'm sure the 6 caliper piston is larger.
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Wow, just been looking in to this, the 6 caliper pistons are 57.1mm and the standard Dturbo ones are 53.9mm. That is more then I thought they'd be. I might have to swap in the summer.
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That's right. I remembered the 57mm of the GTi6 caliper, but couldn't recall what size piston was in the originals. Smile

Worth it imo.
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Do you know if there is a difference in the master cylinders. I couldn't find details on that?
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23.8mm for both my Rallye and my HDi.
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Cheers.
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