Caliper sliders

[DeeTurbo]

What grease should be used on the slider bolts. I was thinking of using lithium grease but is this the right stuff to use?

I know I can't use normal multi purpose grease as that will not go well with the little rubber boot.

[gareth7]

This is good stuff mate..........

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MINTEX-CERATEC...0927850373

[samass]

Or bigg redd or whatever do the right red grease stuff, also somewhere on eBay

[DeeTurbo]

This is good stuff mate..........

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MINTEX-CERATEC...0927850373

I've got some of this and I thought that stuff is for when replacing pads but it looks like it could be used on the sliders also.

Or bigg redd or whatever do the right red grease stuff, also somewhere on eBay

Now I've also got this stuff I thought is for when rebuilding the calipers when your replacing the seals. The red rubber safe grease is castor grease.

I think I might use the CERATEC stuff and see how it goes.

Thanks for your replies guys.

[ginge191]

That red grease is the grease to use on the sliders;
As Sam said

[titch]

This is what i used on mine.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140771391781

[DeeTurbo]

Red grease it is then.

The only reason I thought to use something else was because when I replaced the slider boots a few years back the packet of grease that came with the new ones wasn't the red grease and I thought it might of been lithium grease.

[ConorTRG]

Rubber grease as said.

[C2K]

Red rubber grease.

Get a pot off ebay, it lasts ages. Try to clean the old grease out if you can but don't worry if you can't.

[DeeTurbo]

I suppose it would be good to regrease the sliders every pad change.

[C2K]

Put enough red rubber grade in there and you won't have to. I revisited my fronts after ages and nothing needed doing. Have sod all rolling resistance on mine as a result.

[DeeTurbo]

Have you ever replaced the piston seals in your calipers?

I think all my brakes are dragging ever so slightly because there all dragging a little I think that might be yeah my cars is feeling a little slow at the moment.

[C2K]

Have you ever replaced the piston seals in your calipers?

I think all my brakes are dragging ever so slightly because there all dragging a little I think that might be yeah my cars is feeling a little slow at the moment.

Rears no. Fronts wore out completely (both caliper main piston seals were baggy) so I used the opportunity to put 283mm '6 brakes on instead.

[DeeTurbo]

Did you notice much of a difference with the extra 17mm? I've got some seals for the fronts just need some time to fit them.

[C2K]

Well for me I got them cheap, it only cost me about £10 to change as my 266s were shot and my 283s were a bargain with nearly new discs and pads at the time. The difference is very noticeable, even against new 266s. Can't remember the differences but i'm sure the 6 caliper piston is larger.

[DeeTurbo]

Wow, just been looking in to this, the 6 caliper pistons are 57.1mm and the standard Dturbo ones are 53.9mm. That is more then I thought they'd be. I might have to swap in the summer.

[C2K]

That's right. I remembered the 57mm of the GTi6 caliper, but couldn't recall what size piston was in the originals.

Worth it imo.

[DeeTurbo]

Do you know if there is a difference in the master cylinders. I couldn't find details on that?

[C2K]

23.8mm for both my Rallye and my HDi.

[DeeTurbo]

Cheers.