brake paste/grease/fluid for reassembly

[james accordino]

I used Mobil 1 synthetic.  I didn't think to check for
it's compatibility with certain types of rubber, etc.
But what do I know?  Sometimes it bites me, but this
time (times) it SEEMS to be working fine.

Jim Accordino

--- Brett Dikeman <brett at cloud9.net> wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I'm putting the calipers back together, and
> curious...Bentley says
> "use Audi PN blah blah grease on orings and pistons
> for reassembly"
> etc.
>
> Uh, okay.
>
> Wouldn't brake fluid do just as nicely?  Or is the
> idea to have
> something non-hygroscopic near the outer surfaces?
> Would regular
> synthetic general purpose grease do?(got a big tube
> of M1 synthetic
> "general purpose" grease, good to 550 degrees or
> something.)
>
> Brett
> --
> ----
> "They that give up essential liberty to obtain
> temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Ben
> Franklin
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