Doing my own brakes (97 Accord) - need some advice
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From: jim beam on 19 Sep 2007 00:31 Scott Dorsey wrote: > Tegger <tegger(a)tegger.c0m> wrote: >>> Some anti-seize compounds, those intended for oxygen sensors for >>> example, contain glass beads. What sort of lubrication do you suppose >>> glass beads provide? >> >> First post doesn't seem to have "taken". Repost follows: >> >> The beads roll, to prevent seizure of the sensor? > > Yes, it's sort of a kind of lubricant. > > Another example of that sort of macrolubrication is bentonite grease, > which is made with a kind of clay that has big flat pieces that slide > easily across one another. > >>> For drum brake shoe pads, there is "Brake Lube" - which is, simply, >>> white lithium grease. >> That's what I use in electrical connectors, which is what the factory used. >> I did not know you could use it for where the shoes contact the backing >> plate. > > I tend to suspect silicone dielectric grease is more effective on > connectors, it is - it's oem. bearing grease isn't a good insulator, is not good in the wet and can deteriorate the plastic materials used in the connectors > but the lithium grease is cheaper and should last twenty or > thirty years. it's not the grease that matters - it's the connectors! > --scott > |