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> From: Sumner Weisman <sweisman@gis.net>
> To: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
> Subject: Re: Lubricants for brake systems
> Date: Saturday, May 09, 1998 10:55 AM
>
> Thanks Andy.
>
> That's just the sort of info I was looking for. Now if I could only find
> out what the blue grease is.... I ordered both the red and the blue
from
> TRF, since they didn't have the white. Hopefully, there will be more
> information on the package.
>
> Sumner
>
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> > From: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
> > To: Sumner Weisman <sweisman@gis.net>
> > Subject: Re: Lubricants for brake systems
> > Date: Friday, May 08, 1998 6:54 PM
> >
> > Whether good or bad, I've always used the red grease only to pack the
> > outer boot of a master cylinder (the only time I've ever seen it
> > supplied). I've not used it on any wheel or other slave cylinders.
> >
> > Where I use the WHITE grease (lithium) grease is on just about any part
> > that slides or pivots in the brake shoe/cylinder area. Especially
> > important is where the wheel cylinder contacts the backing plate. It,
of
> > course, has to slide freely to work both leading and trailing shoe. I
> > also use a bit of the white grease on the tips of the shoes and on
> > handbrake linkage/pivot points within the drum and where the lever and
> > cable are connected.
> >
> > I don't know about BLUE grease, as I'm still nursing a small tin of
> > "Lubriplate" white lithium grease I bought as a kid nearly 30 years
ago!
> > (A little really DOES go a long way!)
> >
> > --Andy
> >
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