Dan:
I have come to like Synthetic bearing grease. Amsoil sells a good one. In
the absense of this, any good Lithium based, and or moly bearing grease
will do just fine.
Skip..............At 12:11 PM 2/7/98 -0500, Art Pfenninger wrote:
>You also will need to flush the whole system (brake and clutch) with
>plenty of denatured alcohol.
>...Art
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>On Fri, 6 Feb 1998, Dan Ray wrote:
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>> Listers:
>> Well, the weekend is nigh, and my brake parts are patiently waiting to be
>> installed.
>> The general consensus from all seems to be to put silicon fluid in the
>> system while I'm at it. So....
>> - I know not to mix fluids, are there steps to take, other than
draining
>> the system as much as possible? Any strong opinions for NOT going to
silicon
>> during a brake system rebuild? I'm putting in new wheel cylinders, but not
>> planning on a new M/C, for now, that is. Is this a mistake? Will I kill the
>> M/C by doing this?
>> - Silicon fluid doesn't seem very commonplace, what should I look
for as
>> far as brands/labels? Will it be terrible if I can't find any around here
>> and have to stick to regular? (I'm in the boondocks)
>>
>> Also, what are the opinions out there on a good grease that I can buy that
>> will work for most applications? I think Skip Kelsey recommended something,
>> but I can't remember what it was. I only want a tube of it, not the typical
>> cardboard tub that invariably gets squashed eventually and makes a mess.
>> Maybe I should spring for a cheapo grease gun, I know....:)
>>
>> Any other comments on materials for this brake job, in case I'm forgetting
>> something? Its a simple job (the rotor replacement is scheduled for next
>> weekend), I know, but I want to have everything in place when I get it into
>> the bay at the Post Craft Shop, and not have to run to the store with the
>> meter ticking.
>>
>> TIA
>> Dan
>> '73 B
>> Ft. Knox, KY
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