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09 July 2009, 04:34 PM

spongebob007

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to grease or not to grease

hi all i am putting a new seal kit in my 4 pot brake calipers do i need to grease the seals and pistons before i put them in the calipers ? if so what kind of grease thanks

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09 July 2009, 06:03 PM

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Yes - never build them up dry - either use the Red Seal Grease which normally comes
with the OE seal kit or you can use some clean,fresh brake fluid on the seals and pistons.

Mick