Here is a video discussing the issue.
You can also check online on various vehicle forums where there will be reports of non silicone based greases causing swelling in brake calipers that use rubber bushings. There's a reason why the Japanese car manufacturers have a JIS rubber compatibility...
The same reason people interchange tolerance and clearance. It's a fundamental misunderstanding of what the W in an oil grade stands for and how they are indeed grades (like ABCD) and not specific weight values (like 1 pound).
Silaramic has worked for me. It's silicone based and I've serviced the same brake jobs after 30-40k miles and the slide pins were still moving without an issue.
I can't speak for what the manufacturer recommends because I do not work for the manufacturers nor can I speak to their engineers about why some documentation forbids lubrication on their pins when they come from the factory with lubrication. I can only speak from personal experience and...
Yes, they would. Permatex Ceramic Extreme is also advertised as being appropriate for caliper pins when there are many documented cases of it causing seized pins. There's a difference between advertisement and real-world application.
That's fine. Glad it works for you. I just don't trust anything outside of silicone for slide pins. Tons of people use purple ceramic Permatex "without issue", but I've seen more seized pins using purple Permatex than any other product out there. I also don't trust EBC products in general, but...
Right. That's what I'm saying. I used to check continuity all the time because that's what I was taught. Got burned on too many fuses that would show continuity, but wouldn't carry a load. I've changed my process since.
I said you feel like that fact that you're a pilot makes you more credible, not knowledgeable. It is quite clear you are not knowledgeable about oil. Being OCD has no bearing on how oil functions. Neither does being a mechanic.