TomB Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 I reassembled my rear brake calipers and reattached them to the car. I put a thin smear of red rubber grease on the sliders given the rubber boots, but I've since wondered if this was the right stuff to use in this application. What does blarchat think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECR Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 There is a dedicated grease for this application (halfords sell small sachets) but I doubt that your rubber grease will do any harm. I've used coppaslip before now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECR Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 There is a dedicated grease for this application (halfords sell small sachets) but I doubt that your rubber grease will do any harm. I've used coppaslip before now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vine Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Ideally, you should use a high temp silicone grease such as this. But as Roger suggests, rubber grease should work ok.JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM25T Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Ordinary grease may make rubber swell and cause problems with the slide function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpy the 7th Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 I just use copper slip every year, always have done.I renewed the bellows this year, loads of sites selling the "FORD SIERRA & SCORPIO REAR CALIPER SLIDER PINS & BELLOWS" kits. I just contacted a couple of dealers and asked if they would supply just the bellows.Frentech-uk happily obliged (no affiliation with this company) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted July 17, 2019 Author Share Posted July 17, 2019 Thanks Grumpy, I did look into rebuilding my rear callipers, but I think I’ll do that at another time as I just want to get the car back together now before I completely run out of summer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpy the 7th Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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