They came provided with a sachet of grease in each kit
frog hopper
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Can't remember where I saw it - on here somewhere probably - copper grease not the best thing to use on brake components.
dubbleRR
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It makes the rubber bellow bits swell up and soft .But as a anti squeal on the back of the pads is ok..
tomcat59alan
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@holidaychicken uses it on his gimp suit, well he has put a bit of bulk on over lockdown.It makes the rubber bellow bits swell up and soft .But as a anti squeal on the back of the pads is ok..
myfirstl322
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I knew it, he's doing a stretch!
Was silicon grease in the sachets
Enthusiastman
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Its ok if used liberally. Its been around for years too. I have a tin of the stuff BUT ive recently bought a tube of the silicoon variant which is supposed to be much better. Ive used it quite a few times now and all seems well. Its white in colour. Bit like a tube of toothpaste really. Now watch someone use their Oral B on their brakes now. LOL
Scotiawhiskers
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My bike brake kits came with red rubber grease - works a treat on the slider pins / boots. Big trick I have always found is to really deep clean the back of the brake and dust seal grooves. Usual problem with bikes is the fluid seeps / traps behind the seal a bit, dries and pushes the seal onto the piston. Then heavy brake, less pull back, drag and issues. Everything out, clean out the grooves, polish pistons, all back together sweet and smooth and easy light brakes again. Should be the same on a car but the dust seals on car brakes seem to be much better and more effective than bike ones.
Red rubber grease is definitely a bikers trick. Ideal though, works on pistons too
Gord Wedman
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Today my brother and I changed the water pump on the 99 P38. Actually he did most of the work. Hardest part is getting the fan off. Had to pound on the fan clutch wrench with a hammer. I started hearing a rattle under the hood and first thought it was the AC compressor but on closer inspection we found the fan could be wobbled a bit. Turns out the fan wobbling was periodically contacting the screw head of the hose clamp on the radiator hose that goes to the engine. An unintended warning system
Enthusiastman
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Its all good practice buddy and ensures all is fine. Far too many lazy gits these days and garages who just do the bare minimum and then wonder why they get issues afterwards still. Do it once and do it right i say. LOL
Enthusiastman
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You and your rubber fetish Kermie!!! LOL
Enthusiastman
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But a great early warning sign for you as you caught it just in time by sounds of things.
RangeRoller dt
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Parts are here but slight mistake. Don’t think FTC4108 is the filler plug for R380 it’s tiny! Any ideas?
Previous MOT advisory of small oil leak was sump plug (wait til you see the state of the original I put back in), ultimax pads look very beefy worth the extra couple of quid, BP lift pump to put through its paces we will see what these aren’t capable of, and some sort of tiny plug?
Previous MOT advisory of small oil leak was sump plug (wait til you see the state of the original I put back in
), ultimax pads look very beefy worth the extra couple of quid, BP lift pump to put through its paces we will see what these aren’t capable of, and some sort of tiny plug? 
Parts are here but slight mistake. Don’t think FTC4108 is the filler plug for R380 it’s tiny! Any ideas? View attachment 240130
Previous MOT advisory of small oil leak was sump plug (wait til you see the state of the original I put back in
Looks like the filler plug, although hard to guage the scale. Drain plug is the big bugger with 6 sides.
Ordered 2 new tyres for front today. Noticed a cut on side wall this morning on passenger side, its as though some one has tried to put a screwdriver or thin knife into it. They would need changing for MOT in September anyway. PLUS the big thing going up A1 to Corbridge next week and didn't fancy having it let go tootling along at 70mph.
Oh they are Bridgestone Duelers for anyone whos interested. Always had decent usage out of them and a nice ride
Oh they are Bridgestone Duelers for anyone whos interested. Always had decent usage out of them and a nice ride
Cycled the ignition and all back to normalTis a P38 don't you know
RangeRoller dt
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Or won’t be able to fit the filler pipe in to fill it back up 
