[Vwdiesel] Rabbit "High Caliper advice".

[Val Christian]

I thought the seal geometry did this, not the boots.

Val

>
> I wonder why brake rubber is not oil resistant. One
> interesting thing, though is the dust boots for the
> calipers are designed to pull the piston back a little
> after the brakes are applied to prevent the pads from
> continually rubbing the rotor.
>
> --Nate
> --- Lee Hillsgrove <hillsgrove at adelphia.net> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >I have a tube of "Brake Grease". I think its just
> > >hi-temp grease. When installing pads or shoes I
> > >lightly coat all contact points with this grease. I
> > >make sure the caliper retaining bolts are greased
> > (as
> > >they should be) as well.
> >
> >
> >  Just a cautionary note; Don't get ANY
> > petroleum-based products on ANY
> > rubber components used in the brake system,
> > including the caliper boot. Oil
> > eats the rubber used in braking systems.
> >
> >  Where I work, we used to mold the caliper dust
> > boots for a variety of
> > applications. The flash (waste rubber) which was
> > blown off of the molds
> > would accumulate on the floor near the main piston
> > seal for the hydraulic
> > molding presses used to make the parts. When the
> > flash came in contact with
> > oil that had leaked from the press, it turned into a
> > thick, black paste
> > which would defy almost all efforts aimed at
> > removing it from your skin.
> > :-))  Nasty stuff.
> >
> >   Lee
> >   Oo-v-oO
> >   PP-ASEL
> >   KB1GNI
> >
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