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Re: Re: Brake advice needed

To: Roger_Garnett@cornell.edu
Subject: Re: Re: Brake advice needed
From: Roland Dudley <cobra@cdc.hp.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Jun 92 15:39:59 pdt
> From: sggy@crux1.cit.cornell.edu (Roger Garnett)
> Date: Mon, 1 Jun 1992 09:59:03 -0400
> To: jeb@mtqua.att.com, British Cars <british-cars@hoosier.utah.edu>
> Subject: Re: Brake advice needed
> 
> jeb@mtqua.att.com scribed:
>  Subject: Brake advice needed
> > cylinders.  Left front has one cylinder looking good, one with
> > the piston stuck pretty solid.  When I peeled back the rubber
> > boot, there was some dry, gritty corrosion product there.  
> 
> 
> > The shop manual implies that one should pack the rubber boots
> > and dust covers with the infamous "Girling Rubber Grease
> > No. 3 (Red)".  Can anyone recommend something?  
> 
> You just did. The brake grease is available these days, and now that
> I've seen it come on new cylinders, doing a nice job of coating the
> semi-exposed surfaces, I want to get some for all my brake cylinders.
> 
> > Would I be insane to smear on some silver anti-seize?  Probably.
> 
> Yup. You don't want that, or regular petroleum based grease in your
> brake parts.
> 
> > How about white Lubriplate?
> 
> Nope. Just get/order some brake grease.

Check your local race shop first.  Frey Racing here in Santa Clara has 
it.  Probably like places around the country do too.


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