Super Lube Silicone Brake Grease Shelf Life
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It varies by application, but typically goes on the pin closest to the road, yet some will say it doesn’t matter. I did a quick lube on my pins before I took a 2k mile road trip and had one side swapped. Once things got heated up @80mph the vibration started I ended up in an advance auto parking lot fixing my mistake. 5k later and all is well but I do need to get some mission on the pins.
I will have to take note of this on my wife's 2024 Rogue vibration damper pins are on the bottom they were pretty much bone dry around 18K miles. I pulled them and applied the Sil-Glyde to pins, caliper piston face and caliper fingers. I will pull the tires next oil change I have around 4,000 miles until then I will see if the Sil-Glyde cooked off. I am
we make it through the lease without needing pads or tires I understand the dynamics of why Nissan's eat through rear pads the service writer looked annoyed when I mentioned the premature rate of wear on the OE FALKEN tires, which he says he hears often as other consumers complain on this topic.
Mission silicone paste for me. Lasts forever in that brush bottle it comes in.
I’ve got an 18 midnight and leased it as well. The turn in just so happened when covid had driven up the price of used cars so much that I was crazy not to buy it. I did maintain it as far as oil changes being done every 4-5k and tire rotations, but that was it. As soon as I wrote the check for $15k I replaced the brakes, tires and changed out the cvt fluid, brake fluid and front and rear diffs. Nissan uses a dynamic braking system which basically puts as much pressure on the rear pads as the front. Sounds good in theory, until you realize the rear pads are grossly undersized. You can replace the rears twice to once on the fronts. I still own this car and 10cvt services and 6 gear oil changes later, it’s been one of the best cars I’ve ever owned. Oem tires typically suck, but not always. At least you got Falkens. Just an fyi, unless you lease another one or buy it outright you’re going to be on the hook for the tires. I just checked the rear pads on my wife’s 24 Altima yesterday and @22k they’re still at 50% or more. My 18 made it to 40k before I changed them and there was still some meat on the bone. If yours is AWD, the rogue eats tires pretty well.
I will have to take note of this on my wife's 2024 Rogue vibration damper pins are on the bottom they were pretty much bone dry around 18K miles. I pulled them and applied the Sil-Glyde to pins, caliper piston face and caliper fingers. I will pull the tires next oil change I have around 4,000 miles until then I will see if the Sil-Glyde cooked off. I am
This conversation made me go out and lube up the slide pins on my wife’s 24 Altima SL, with electric parking brake. Stupid worthless design btw. The rear calipers, which sit to the rear of the wheel, the rubber pin was up top and both sides were darn near dry. Good thing I did them. The front calipers, which sits in the front of the wheel, the rubber pins were on the bottom. Those were super well lubed. I’ve found this to be the norm with Nissans undersized rear calipers most likely getting much warmer and doing almost the same work as the front. I made the mistake on one front wheel on my rogue and it didn’t take long to be an issue.I will have to take note of this on my wife's 2024 Rogue vibration damper pins are on the bottom they were pretty much bone dry around 18K miles. I pulled them and applied the Sil-Glyde to pins, caliper piston face and caliper fingers. I will pull the tires next oil change I have around 4,000 miles until then I will see if the Sil-Glyde cooked off. I am
Super Lube and Sil-Glyde are my preferred greases for slide pins. The Sil-Glyde is harder to find and it does oxidize to a dark amber color pretty quickly but it still works fine.
For the ears of the pads I use CRC synthetic caliper grease, but any brake grease is probably fine. Whatever you put on the ears is gonna wash off eventually, I just put it there to keep the pads from hanging up until they sorta break into the abutment clips.
For the ears of the pads I use CRC synthetic caliper grease, but any brake grease is probably fine. Whatever you put on the ears is gonna wash off eventually, I just put it there to keep the pads from hanging up until they sorta break into the abutment clips.
23 RAV4 Hybrid. Almost 3 years in, 39k miles. 90% of pad remaining. Took the pads out to clean shims and replaced with new high temp Ceramlub grease. Re-greased the slide pins with Mission Silicone grease. The factory Toyota grease was still somewhat pliable but the pins were sticking. Plan to grease the slide pins once a year. Also, flushed and replaced the brake fluid. Brakes are quiet and working well.
I commented awhile back on my fascination of how good Toyota OEM pads are my sister is someone that definitely drivers her vehicles and she pulled off a nearly remarkable 115k on stock pads and rotors and according to her and my brother in-law the vehicle never had the brakes serviced. 2018 CH-R definitely a solid OE braking system that came well lubed from the factory.
Just had another slide pin froze that I used Sil-Glyde on about a year ago. I was thankful as we were able to free this one, last one snapped off in the bracket. Will be switching to something else going forward.
I did a lot of researching and found that 100% silicone paste will do best. I highly recommend Mission Silicone grease. Just don't over grease slide pins which worsen their movement.
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