Originally Posted by diyjake
Originally Posted by Rand
I use sil glyde on the pins and have not had stuck pins, however not that great on pad ears and back.. I use pastelub for that.
https://goodson.com/products/bpl-2400-pastelub-brake-lubricant
Why do you use Sil-glyde on the pins and not the pastelub? Isn't Pastelub intended for that, I know sil-glyde is too but I hear pastelub is a lot better?
Pastelub is a high solids moly paste similar (but different) to Molykote M77. Numerous auto guru sites recommending the two-grease approach imply that a brake "grease" (i.e., silicone) is best for rubber enclosed pins while the high solids "pastes" are best for the exposed to weather metal to metal areas. This is the combo that works well for me.
Having said that, the Pastelub I have seems to be grease-like in texture and I wonder how it would perform in enclosed pin systems. The high solids Ceramlube that I tried years ago stiffened up and hampered pin movement. I wonder if the oil component dissipates and the remaining solids don't allow the close tolerance pins to move well. Just a hunch.
Originally Posted by Rand
I use sil glyde on the pins and have not had stuck pins, however not that great on pad ears and back.. I use pastelub for that.
https://goodson.com/products/bpl-2400-pastelub-brake-lubricant
Why do you use Sil-glyde on the pins and not the pastelub? Isn't Pastelub intended for that, I know sil-glyde is too but I hear pastelub is a lot better?
Pastelub is a high solids moly paste similar (but different) to Molykote M77. Numerous auto guru sites recommending the two-grease approach imply that a brake "grease" (i.e., silicone) is best for rubber enclosed pins while the high solids "pastes" are best for the exposed to weather metal to metal areas. This is the combo that works well for me.
Having said that, the Pastelub I have seems to be grease-like in texture and I wonder how it would perform in enclosed pin systems. The high solids Ceramlube that I tried years ago stiffened up and hampered pin movement. I wonder if the oil component dissipates and the remaining solids don't allow the close tolerance pins to move well. Just a hunch.
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