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redneck4whlr
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 Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 10:48 am Post subject: rebuilding caliper question
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ok im down to fitting my pistons inside the caliper and ive read somewhere but cant remember where that when installin the piston you are supposed to use some kind of special grease? is this mandintory? or is it just an extra precautionary measure? thanks in advance.
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fordem
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| Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 1:44 am Post subject:
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| There is a rubber grease that can be used, but I've always used a "smear" of clean brake fluid.
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Munkee
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| Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 9:48 pm Post subject:
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regular grease should not be used, as it can make rubber swell/expand.
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