[Tigers] Red Grease

[Buck Trippel]

Theo,

A lot of professional race teams assemble their calipers with silicone 
grease. Dow Corning 111 is frequently used. I've had good luck with it and 
it's widely available.

Buck Trippel

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Smit, Theo" <Theo.Smit at dynastream.com>
To: <CoolVT at aol.com>; <tiger at missiongranite.com>; <tigers at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 11:44 AM
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Red Grease


> Well the few references that I've seen in my quick search seem to
> indicate it's a vegetable based grease (so, Vaseline would not be a
> suitable substitute). The thinking is that petroleum based rubbers will
> get eroded by the petroleum oils in most greases. Silicone grease (check
> bicycle shops and electronics outfits) would possibly be a reasonable
> substitute so long as it's pure silicone with no petroleum solvents.
>
>
>
> Theo