[s-cars] Guide Pin Lube and park cables

[Andrew B]

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this crap from your FLAPS....rated to a million billion degrees.
Other grease will eventually burn up.  (permatex disc brake caliper
lube if the link doesn't work).  I think the baking temp is higher
than bearing grease.

I haven't done cables, but I'm under the impression that dropping the
exhaust is mandatory....

On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 12:52 AM, ron kirkham <rkaudifool at gmail.com> wrote:
> What should I use to lube the guide pins on stock brakes?  High temp bearing
> grease?  Lithium grease? Lard???
>
> I just spent about an hour freeing two guide pins from my left rear
> carrier.  One was actually slightly bent, how's that happen?  New/used
> carrier in my parts bin, so I'm not sure why I bothered.
>
> And does anyone have any "tricks" for connecting new park brake cables to
> the front hook?  Got the passenger one, but the drivers is killing me.  Just
> no room to work unless you drop the exhuast AND the driveshaft.  Don't
> really want to do either, but short of getting one of the neighbor kids with
> tiny little hands to do it, I'm stumped.  So far, this has been way more of
> a PITA than the heater blower motor, and that sucked.
>
> Any help/advice appreciated.
>
> Ron
> '93 S4 245k
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