Just a little discussion. Its been a few years now since I've overhauled my Avid BB& disc brake calipers. This may be overkill, but they are 6 years old now and still work "better than new" (upgraded rotors and EBC pads). They were starting to feel gritty, and since I'm doing a frame swap what better time? I pull the caliper bodies apart, and remove the cable piston as well as the adjuster piston on the opposite side, clean everything up and lube the adjuster threads as well as greasing the name-sake ball bearings (3 bearings on the disc pad backing plate along with one located on the outboard adjuster center post).
Anybody else do this? Last time I used Triflow grease (the clear, not the red) and it worked well enough, but on disassembly tonight it was super tacky and loaded with grit. Any idea on a better grease for this task? The triflow certainly lasted, but turned into a sort of grinding compound. I rebuilt them with some valvoline synpower; who knows if it'll do same/better/worse but it should be adequate.
Sorry, forgot pics. Maybe tomorrow or this weekend I'll have time to wrench some more and I will try to snap a few of the front brake when I do it. Pretty easy job. just takes a little time to get it all cleaned up and put back together.
Anybody else do this? Last time I used Triflow grease (the clear, not the red) and it worked well enough, but on disassembly tonight it was super tacky and loaded with grit. Any idea on a better grease for this task? The triflow certainly lasted, but turned into a sort of grinding compound. I rebuilt them with some valvoline synpower; who knows if it'll do same/better/worse but it should be adequate.
Sorry, forgot pics. Maybe tomorrow or this weekend I'll have time to wrench some more and I will try to snap a few of the front brake when I do it. Pretty easy job. just takes a little time to get it all cleaned up and put back together.
