Grease/lubricants/anti-seize
 

Got a question for all you guys.

what brand and what kind of lube/grease/anti-seize do you guys use on rear lower control arm bolts etc and where do you get them from and for how much?

I usually just go to Canadian tire and pick up the anti-seize in the grey bottle with the brush lid but its pretty expensive so i was wondering if you guys have a cheaper place or atleast another brand that has a larger container of this stuff?

I am thinking of using anti-seize on all the bolts holding the trailing arm up on the car and the lca's and all the other suspension components other then the brakes.
is this okay or do you recommend another type of lube or grease or whatever?

also what type of grease is applied to brake pads? between the shim and the caliper? its like a copper colour one i just dont know what its called?

and what about for the actual caliper bolts (the rubber boots) there is a whitish/clearish grease looking thing they apply on that to prevent seizing what is that called?

Jay, for anti-seize, as long as you buy the Copper type, you are good to go. I have the grey colour bottle I bought from Home Hardware last summer, forgot how much I paid.

As for actual caliper bolt, I use the same anti-seize.

from what i was told by alot of mechanics you should never use the same anti seize because it will cause the bolt inside the boot to seize.

I see. Too late for me 707

bahaha.
is this true tho? or are they scamming?

FYI guys anti-seize should not be used on the brake caliper sliders and/or bolts. Anti-seize should be taken literally as it will resist corrosion and the graphite/copper present will reduce galling in threads but it is actually a poor lubricant. It eventually dries out and becomes almost powder like, especially with the heat present in the caliper.

For brake caliper slides try to use a silicone based grease and if that is not available white lithium applied liberallly works equally as well.

Between the pad and shim, I use that permatex rubber stuff. It's supposed to stop any squealing caused by the metal contact. Seems to work good.

I work with a Honda Tech at school.

when replacing the rotors and pads, he told me to apply anti-seize on the threaded part of the guide pin.. the 2 bolts that hold the saddle, and to sand/file done the caliper housing where the anti-rattle clips are and anti-seize that a little bit also.

And to sand the hub down and anti-seize that up nice to prevent wobble.

I think it's a little too much as I rarely use anti-seize when it comes to brakes.. but hes the tech, not me.

I use a very expensive Castrol synthetic grease on the caliper sliders (for when I work on cars with floating calipers), and I use Permatex anti-seize (gray stuff) for bolts. I don't have to worry about lubing sliders on my car though, since the calipers are fixed.

I NEVER use antisieze on brake parts. As somebody said in this thread it eventually locks up in high heat situations. At work we do a brake job as follows.

Clean all mating surfaces including pad contact points, and the hub.

Use wheel bearing grease (thin layer) on all these contact points.


use silicone lube on caliper slides.

lay a bead of slicone on the back side of the pads, preventing any pad movement that causes brake squeel.


Do all this and i guaruntee you will not have any problems with your brakes.