Preserve brake components?
Created by: croc7
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Mar 8, 2018 10:44AM | croc7 | |
Mar 8, 2018 09:11AM | dklawson | |
Mar 8, 2018 09:00AM | jedduh01 | |
Mar 6, 2018 07:31PM | croc7 | Edited: Mar 6, 2018 09:08PM |
Jan 12, 2018 02:02AM | charrison | |
Jan 10, 2018 07:02PM | croc7 | |
Jan 10, 2018 05:19PM | dklawson | |
Jan 10, 2018 04:56PM | croc7 | |
Jan 10, 2018 09:11AM | dklawson | |
Jan 10, 2018 09:04AM | croc7 |
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Thanks, thought so but nice to have reassurance.
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As Jedduh said, you don't have to worry about the red grease. It has been used for years and years on British car brake systems. Far from being something to remove... it's the assembly lube that was included with cylinder rebuild kits.
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In my experiences and rebuilds I apply the same red grease= Install seals then directly Install on cars.
Grease is no issue with then putting into service. Grease is the 'lubricant = a good thing.
Grease is no issue with then putting into service. Grease is the 'lubricant = a good thing.
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Ping Dklawson; One of the videos on the red rubber grease website shows a lot of that gease being used on the bore and seals during reassembly of a brake master cylinder. My question is whether you know if that red rubber grease is compatible with most of the common break fluids. Is it necessary to ‘de-preserve’ prior to using?Seems that it should be ok to use. I use Castrol LMA. Thoughts?
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Or use silicon grease.
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Thanks Doug
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Little packets of the red rubber grease used to be included in any brake cylinder rebuild kit. Perhaps it is not supplied anymore.
An article about red rubber grease is linked below along with a link to the bulk product for sale at Amazon.
//www.redrubbergrease.com/
https://www.amazon.com/GENUINE-Corrosion-Oxidation-Resistant-TS-2-34-04/dp/B01L63SXSU
An article about red rubber grease is linked below along with a link to the bulk product for sale at Amazon.
//www.redrubbergrease.com/
https://www.amazon.com/GENUINE-Corrosion-Oxidation-Resistant-TS-2-34-04/dp/B01L63SXSU
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Red rubber grease? Not sure what it is or where to find it. A little help please.
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I assume you are asking about rebuilt parts being put in storage.
DOT-4 and DOT-3 are great lubes for assembly but they are not ideal for storage since they will pick up moisture from the air. Instead, I would thoroughly coat the wetted surfaces of the MC with the red rubber grease used for assembling seals.
However, if you were considering DOT-5 fluid, that will be fine both as an assembly lube and for storage.
DOT-4 and DOT-3 are great lubes for assembly but they are not ideal for storage since they will pick up moisture from the air. Instead, I would thoroughly coat the wetted surfaces of the MC with the red rubber grease used for assembling seals.
However, if you were considering DOT-5 fluid, that will be fine both as an assembly lube and for storage.
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What is the best way to preserve the bores of rebuilt brake/clutch master cylinders or brake cylinders? Wet down with brake fluid?