Brakes query

Fuzz, thought you were meant to use silicone paste on slider pins..

Then copper grease on threads and where the pads run against the caliper.
 
I've always used Copper grease on everything or Snap-Ons "never seize" which I think is based on some other metal as it's silver.
As long as you just put a smear on the pin and not gob it all over the rubber bits it's fine.
In an ideal world yes I suppose you should use a rubber safe, high melting point lubricant.
Never seen anyone use it in 30 years mind :D
 
Do you mean grease? Copper slip is crap for brakes. Dries out and starts to gum thinks up.

To me those pads look to hard. Either that or you never use your brakes ?
 
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Copper grease. Grease with copper particles in it to aid it's anti seize properties.

Usually the FIXT stuff, but depends what ECP send me

"FIXT Multi-Purpose Copper Anti–Seize Grease is a high melting point, lead free copper based assembly compound which forms a dense protective coating that will not wash or burn off. Its anti-seize properties are particularly useful when assembly and dismantling occurs. FIXT Multi-Purpose Copper Anti–Seize Grease is ideal for protecting all metal against seizure, Leakage of oil and water, rust and corrosion, it can also help to prevent disc brake squeal if applied to caliper and BACK of disc pads"
 
Most of the time I drive sedate but my homes chav does come out every couple weeks. They were upgraded because it was driven much harder then (bmw takes all that brunt now)

100% genuine, I collected them myself over the counter at Euros

Gonna fit ate pads asap and report back

That level of wear doesn't even seem possible for 50k. The brakes are only tt sized so there will be lots of those driven just as sedate
 
Fuzz said:
Copper grease. Grease with copper particles in it to aid it's anti seize properties.

Usually the FIXT stuff, but depends what ECP send me

"FIXT Multi-Purpose Copper Anti–Seize Grease is a high melting point, lead free copper based assembly compound which forms a dense protective coating that will not wash or burn off. Its anti-seize properties are particularly useful when assembly and dismantling occurs. FIXT Multi-Purpose Copper Anti–Seize Grease is ideal for protecting all metal against seizure, Leakage of oil and water, rust and corrosion, it can also help to prevent disc brake squeal if applied to caliper and BACK of disc pads"
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I've never seen a brake caliper overhaul kit that comes with copper slip. Plus the purpose or proper red rubber grease is to improve friction profile of the sliders and condition the rubber on calipers. I've used copper grease in the past on sliders and they tend to gum up. Since using proper brake greases I have no issues.

You have quoted a random paragraph that seems to only talk about the back of the pad as a mass of goop to stop vibrations. The sliders, piston seal and pad runners need grease, Honda supply two greases in there overhaul kits. Orange, (seal grease) and a red (rubber grease)
 
Matt82 said:
Most of the time I drive sedate but my homes chav does come out every couple weeks. They were upgraded because it was driven much harder then (bmw takes all that brunt now)

100% genuine, I collected them myself over the counter at Euros

Gonna fit ate pads asap and report back

That level of wear doesn't even seem possible for 50k. The brakes are only tt sized so there will be lots of those driven just as sedate
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9k on my front brakes and they are nearly dead. You probably need to drive harder or just have a softer pad. I used the Honda OEM pads but their initial bite wasn't as good as the EBC yellows.
 
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For some reason im just not keen on going for performance/after market stuff.

A good set of original brakes should work just fine, in fact when it had the 288mm brakes, they worked absolutely fine. The 312mm pagid set were never as good and their performance on wednesday was the final straw
 
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