Akebono sport brake seal grease.

Daishi9000 · 05-24-2016, 01:50 PM

I got a rebuild kit for my sport brakes, i'm going to powder coat them.

i want to know what kind of grease to use on the seals.

what do you guys use?

thanks

Al-

Rusty · 05-24-2016, 06:38 PM

You talking about the seals inside the bore? Use brake fluid. Use your finger and smear the inside of the bore with brake fluid. Dunk your seals in brake fluid, then install in the bore. Then pop your pistons in.

Daishi9000 · 05-24-2016, 06:46 PM

ok. thanks. Rusty.

yes the rubber seal. i noticed the nissan kit comes with a red grease wasn't sure what that was. i got my kit from Z1 motorsports and i thought i was buying nissan parts but the kit they sell is not nissan and it did not come with the grease. i asked them about it and they said that they use petroleum jelly. just wanted to ask what you guys use.
and is it petroleum jelly as in vaseline? lol

Rusty · 05-24-2016, 06:51 PM

Petroleum jelly and vaseline is the same thing. I don't like using stuff like that. Because some of it may not go well with some brake fluids.

Daishi9000 · 05-24-2016, 07:01 PM

Cool! thank you sir!

Jhill · 05-24-2016, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daishi9000

Cool! thank you sir!

I don't think you would want anything petroleum based as that is what cause the seals to swell (oil is petroleum based). Brake fluid is generally glycol based. There is special brake seal Lube that will mix with dot fluid if you want to use that other than brake fluid.

05-24-2016, 01:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
Daishi9000 Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Fresno Ca, Posts: 257 Drives: 370z Touring 6M PW Rep Power: 13	Akebono sport brake seal grease. I got a rebuild kit for my sport brakes, i'm going to powder coat them. i want to know what kind of grease to use on the seals. what do you guys use? thanks Al-

05-24-2016, 06:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 34,860 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684436	You talking about the seals inside the bore? Use brake fluid. Use your finger and smear the inside of the bore with brake fluid. Dunk your seals in brake fluid, then install in the bore. Then pop your pistons in. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

05-24-2016, 06:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 34,860 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684436	Petroleum jelly and vaseline is the same thing. I don't like using stuff like that. Because some of it may not go well with some brake fluids. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

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05-24-2016, 06:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
Daishi9000 Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Fresno Ca, Posts: 257 Drives: 370z Touring 6M PW Rep Power: 13	ok. thanks. Rusty. yes the rubber seal. i noticed the nissan kit comes with a red grease wasn't sure what that was. i got my kit from Z1 motorsports and i thought i was buying nissan parts but the kit they sell is not nissan and it did not come with the grease. i asked them about it and they said that they use petroleum jelly. just wanted to ask what you guys use. and is it petroleum jelly as in vaseline? lol

05-24-2016, 07:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
Daishi9000 Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Fresno Ca, Posts: 257 Drives: 370z Touring 6M PW Rep Power: 13	Cool! thank you sir!