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Originally Posted by j cAT
silicone brake grease not silicone dielectric grease .. has a wide temp range .. my 2000 the petroleum grease messed up all those rubber pin guides and pin seals.. there is rubber in the cal pin hole a rubber bushing !!!
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Well I finally got to taking off my front wheels to apply the silicone brake grease. And everything behind the wheel was full of dust! It turns out not only were one or both caliper pins were 'sticky', but the Locktite anti-seize that I used on the brake pads tension clips had harden and created a ton of dust! I've used this Locktite on other vehicles without creating so much dust, but I guess my truck brakes get much hotter.
So I used a bunch of brake cleaner to remove all of the Locktite and applied the silicone brake grease. What a difference! The wheels are now creating 'normal' brake dust that I'm used to seeing since I bought the truck. Also, the driver caliper was slightly hung up due to a sticky caliper pin. Now that it is greased up nicely, the brakes release freely and I've even noticed a 1 mpg increase in fuel economy! I can't believe I didn't even notice it was getting hung up.
Thank you so much for the advice. I really appreciate it, j cAT!
