Which Grease

[Skudd]

For brakes

Not as bad as it sounds, but what grease do you use for the moving parts of the calliper and pistons. I have always used copper slip, but lately my brakes have started to stick more often. I clean the with good old brake cleaner, small soft wire brush and a bit of wet and dry where needed, then grease them up with copper slip, but they just don’t seem to release that quickly after braking, dragging slightly before a full release.

The disc isn't warped yet, but i can see if i don't get it sorted soon it will.

Any other tips for cleaning callipers?
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[Budgetboy]

A dab of normal grease should be ok.. But are you sure its not your pistons dragging?

BTW imo copper slip should only be used on the back of the pads or on bolts that go into a cavity.Copper slip has tiny bits of copper init so it would bind on a moving part over time. (metal on metal type thing)
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[MarkJ]

Silicone brake grease apparently (I've never used it, always used LM grease but that dries up as you have mentioned). Supposedly the silicone stuff doesn't dry out.

[whitedevil]

red rubber grease is what you're after.
You can get small pots off ebay for a few £, will last for ever.
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[stinkwheel]

High temperature red grease for the moving parts which come in contact with seals (so the pistons).

Copperslip for the non-moving parts that might seize, so the threads of the calliper bolts and the pin if fitted. A smear on the back of the pads can also help prevent squealing.

Molybdenum disulphide (black CV grease) on metal to metal moving parts such as the sliding pins.

Do not use copper grease on the pistons, the particles of copper could damage the seals. You'd be better using nothing on the pistons. They don't need lubricating, the red grease is just to stop corrosion.

All of the above is useless because if they are sticking/binding, it's usually alloy corrosion inside the groove the seals sit in.
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[bridlad]

I still use the old method when rebuilding calipers ,build them back up using nothing but brake fluid just a light smear on the seals and pistons when popping the pistons back in ,but it seems the red rubber grease is the way to go ,but agree with wahts been said never ever use coppaslip on any moving parts

[Skudd]

I don't want to pop any pistons out as bleeding linked ABS brakes are things that only Gods can do.

I will need to change my greasing methods on most of my stuff.

Looks like loads of brake cleaner is going to be used to get the crap off and a bit of TLC
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[InkedBandito]

Ive always put just a smidgen of copper grease on the joints to stop them seizing. Seems to do the trick and yes i can still stop