The manual I have specifies 'Orange' grease for lubricating the slide pins on the brake calipers. Asked at Mitsu parts - they have no listing. What grease is this - some kind of rubber grease or something else?

The manual I have specifies 'Orange' grease for lubricating the slide pins on the brake calipers.

I didnt know Oranges produced grease..:)

nickle anti sieze

when i rebuild my calipers i just used a hight temp brake grease and packed the dust boots with it.


Dno. ;)

nickle anti sieze

is this a generic name? Or is it Nickel Brand, Anti Seize? Where do you get it?

when i rebuild my calipers i just used a hight temp brake grease and packed the dust boots with it.


Dno. ;)


Right so that's a rubber grease then. On the dust boots I understand as they're rubber, I'm talking about lubrication for the long pins that hold the two caliper halves together

This stuff?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/16-oz-Nickel-Anti-Seize-High-Temp-Lubricating-Compound_W0QQitemZ230034949047QQcategoryZ1267QQrdZ 1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

Right so that's a rubber grease then. On the dust boots I understand as they're rubber, I'm talking about lubrication for the long pins that hold the two caliper halves together
yer i put the grease on the pins n in the dust boots, i mean isnt thats wat the dust boots r u keeping the dust out n grease in so it keep lubricating the pins

yer i put the grease on the pins n in the dust boots, i mean isnt thats wat the dust boots r u keeping the dust out n grease in so it keep lubricating the pins

okay but this is exactly what I'm trying to sort out. There's rubber grease, which is basically a pseudo latex lube used when the grease comes into contact with rubber parts - usually used to slip pistons into calipers etc.

Then there's almost all other grease which is petroleum based and isn't rubber friendly....

When doing brake rebuilds in the past - I've used PBR rubber grease on everything. Never heard of "orange grease".

This stuff?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/16-oz-Nickel-Anti-Seize-High-Temp-Lubricating-Compound_W0QQitemZ230034949047QQcategoryZ1267QQrdZ 1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

yep that the stuff
use it in the pins and the back of the pads between the pad and piston

When doing brake rebuilds in the past - I've used PBR rubber grease on everything. Never heard of "orange grease".

some times when you buy a caliaper rebuild kit it will come with orange grease
its realy only used to lube the seal and piston

Just bringing this topic back from the past.
What rubber friendly, high temperature, grease/lubricant are people using for the caliper pins ?

Not seen any product in local automotive shops that inspires confidence for this greazy job.
In the USA there is a product called SIL GLYDE that seems to be the lube of choice.
Its some kind of silicone based grease.

I was under the impression that you would use copper grease there as it withstands high temps

For caliper pins - possibly might be fine if its rubber friendly also.
No doubt good for other brake "metal to metal" surfaces.

Did find a bendix "ceramic" synthetic lubricant that seems to tick the all the right boxes.
Service manual insists on using silcone based lubricants for surfaces that come into contact with rubber.
Just can't find any such product!

Just go and get the proper grease from a parts shop, this may come as a real shock to some but they do make specific grease to do the caliper sliders....

By sheer coincidence I went looking for brake caliper slide pin grease a few days ago, as I was helping a member install new rotors and pads on their 380.
I did a heap of research on the interwebz, and it came down to the fact that the correct grease must be able to handle high temperatures and not contain any petroleum products if in contact with rubber components. The 380 slide pins have a small rubber boot on the outside, so petroleum based grease was out and it needs to be synthetic grease, not petroleum based.. Rubber grease such as PBR Rubber Grease is OK for low temperatures or non metal to metal contact, so it's probably not suitable for 380 slide pins. Silver/copper/lithium grease, while mainly synthetic, do not handle high temperatures all that well, and you risk seized pins.
I ended up buying a 255 gram tube of Bendix ceramic high performance synthetic lubricant, which ticks all the boxes just as AQUAR said. Apparently you can get it in small sachets for a helluva lot less than I paid, but I couldn't find anyone who stocked them at short notice. I used maybe 1/1000 of the tube, so if anyone in SA is doing a brake job and needs the correct caliper pin grease, give me a yell.

Agree with you TreeAdeyman.I bought the bendix sachet from SCA for $2.20.Much better than the bottle for 50 odd.

I ended up buying a 255 gram tube of Bendix ceramic high performance synthetic lubricant, which ticks all the boxes just as AQUAR said.


I've tried the PBR Rubber Grease in the past but it appears to dry out quickly.

Seeing I have 4 cars - 32 slide pins lol - on which I've never yet bothered to do a slide pin clean and lube, you had better not lend me yours, but I wouldn't mind knowing where you purchased this magik stuff from?


EDIT: Ah, SCA it is then! How much in the little $2.20 sachets?

6g in each sachet!

used pbr rubber grease when putting on my AWD front calipers. Works real nice so far

6g in each sachet!

A fair bit then!
I need to visit SCA for some Nulon 10W-40 anyway (or just look at the price for comparison shopping) so I will grab a couple then.

I did buy a couple satchets of the bendix ceramic caliper grease at SCA.
On the strenght that bendix is in the brake business, I place this one as No 1 (so far!) on my brake caliper grease list for the DIY'er
Also Repco sell this stuff in a large "trade" tube size for $42, this must be the 255 gram tube Treeadeyman mentioned.
(doing the maths - satchet are double the price per gram - that's a pretty fair price for one off quantities!).

Also found out what is used by some auto mechanics viz "Morey's Molybentone Non Soap Grease 2" (was given a sample of that!).
Not going to try it out as this product has a parrafin base and so may not be rubber safe (just my thought!).

Very similar ingredients to the Morley's grease is CRC Sta Lube: Brake Caliper Synthetic Grease (about $20 for a small tube)
Saw that at autopro (didn't buy it!) - no mention if its rubber friendly but does say its suitable for the slide pins.
Seeing as this one has a synthetic base (silicone?) it probably is fine with rubber (again just my thought!).
Update: Just looked at the TDS and it says "Provides controlled swell and elasticity to rubber bushings and seals" (implies some kind of reaction with rubber!).

There is also a product from permatex that is supposed to be rubber safe (not so according to some google reports!)