I've watched a few YouTubes on replacing brakes. My son just got a '06 Highlander and found out they had non-OEM brakes. Ok, we're a bit anal so we are replacing all the brakes and hardware with OEM stuff. Our compulsion with OIL extends to the brake pads, ok?
Anyways, last night I was up around 11:30 and watched a YouTube by South Main Auto Repair. I think most of you would say this mechanic is on top of things. He says he's done 1,000's of brake jobs with no returns for shoddy work. He really focuses on adding brake grease UNDER the hardware and not putting ANY on the areas of the brake hardware where the ears of the pads actually slide. He has other points as well but this is the one point I want your opinion on.
Do you apply grease on the "ears" of your disc brake pads? I can see the value of applying special brake grease under the hardware between the hardware the the caliper to prevent rust.
Anyways, last night I was up around 11:30 and watched a YouTube by South Main Auto Repair. I think most of you would say this mechanic is on top of things. He says he's done 1,000's of brake jobs with no returns for shoddy work. He really focuses on adding brake grease UNDER the hardware and not putting ANY on the areas of the brake hardware where the ears of the pads actually slide. He has other points as well but this is the one point I want your opinion on.
Do you apply grease on the "ears" of your disc brake pads? I can see the value of applying special brake grease under the hardware between the hardware the the caliper to prevent rust.