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I remember someone here on the forum mentioned Syl Glide to use on the caliper pins and he said it lasts for years instead of months.
I did some research and it seems like really good stuff but it's expensive and I can't seem to find it in a cartridge for a grease gun.
It might be ~$50 for a cartridge if it's available.
You could maybe pack some into a grease gun by hand ?
PS.. I found out that you aren't supposed to use silicone based lubricants with silicone based rubber or oil based grease with oil based rubber which I guess makes sense.
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I can get an 8 ounce tube for $39 but I'm gonna wait and see what my rear calipers look like first.
I got sidetracked with painting my rims and didn't get to the rear of the car yet.
My caliper grease might be doing OK. The fronts were fine I didn't really even need to regrease them.
I got sidetracked with painting my rims and didn't get to the rear of the car yet.
My caliper grease might be doing OK. The fronts were fine I didn't really even need to regrease them.
Nobody masters rust.
It's always a losing battle.
I wish I could have afforded a newer car without rust to start with. Then I could have prevented it in the first place.
On a related note..
If you get your car to Krown before it's three years old, they will warranty against rust-through for the life of the car as long as you come back every year.
The warranty is even transferable to a new owner.
It's always a losing battle.
I wish I could have afforded a newer car without rust to start with. Then I could have prevented it in the first place.
On a related note..
If you get your car to Krown before it's three years old, they will warranty against rust-through for the life of the car as long as you come back every year.
The warranty is even transferable to a new owner.
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replaced both outer tie rods and both front struts. had some minty front tokico hp struts with 24k laying around so i decided to use them. front end feels more stable. i'm sad these struts are discontinued. the old struts i took out are definitely blown. their bump stops disintegrated lol. i'm using msp bump stops now since they're far superior. looks like both of my front endlinks are toast too. they have a lot of play. i'll take care of those soon.
these are aftermarket ones that allow you to get a 14mm open wrench in from the other side so you can hold it down to undo the nut. im truly grateful for that lol
slowly but surely. got so many other things to do, car and non car related
