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Daishi9000 05-24-2016 01:50 PM

Akebono sport brake seal grease.
 
I got a rebuild kit for my sport brakes, i'm going to powder coat them.

i want to know what kind of grease to use on the seals.

what do you guys use?

thanks

Al-

Rusty 05-24-2016 06:38 PM

You talking about the seals inside the bore? Use brake fluid. Use your finger and smear the inside of the bore with brake fluid. Dunk your seals in brake fluid, then install in the bore. Then pop your pistons in.

Daishi9000 05-24-2016 06:46 PM

ok. thanks. Rusty.

yes the rubber seal. i noticed the nissan kit comes with a red grease wasn't sure what that was. i got my kit from Z1 motorsports and i thought i was buying nissan parts but the kit they sell is not nissan and it did not come with the grease. i asked them about it and they said that they use petroleum jelly. just wanted to ask what you guys use.
and is it petroleum jelly as in vaseline? lol

Rusty 05-24-2016 06:51 PM

Petroleum jelly and vaseline is the same thing. I don't like using stuff like that. Because some of it may not go well with some brake fluids.

Daishi9000 05-24-2016 07:01 PM

:tiphat: Cool! thank you sir!

Jhill 05-24-2016 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daishi9000 (Post 3486138)
:tiphat: Cool! thank you sir!

I don't think you would want anything petroleum based as that is what cause the seals to swell (oil is petroleum based). Brake fluid is generally glycol based. There is special brake seal Lube that will mix with dot fluid if you want to use that other than brake fluid.


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