Pagoda SL Group
W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: merrill on April 29, 2006, 20:50:19
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I finally have the actuating pins for my rear brake pistons. the manual says to coat everything with brake fluid then re assbemble.
should I also coat the actuating pins before inserting them into the pistons? I do not want to put corrosive brake fuild on something I should not
matt
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No, only coat the sides of the cups . Everything else should be dry or it will start to rust over time. You can use a bit of brake slider grease on the pins and maybe the pistons ( it's sort of a clear white paste ) that's used around disc brakes.
Normally I don't use anything except on the brake shoe pivot. Don't use anything that's ordinary grease or it can soften the rubber seals in the cylinder. If you're using new cylinders ( and you should be ) they come pre lubed and don't need aything else. Just push the pins through the rubber seals and that's it.
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dan,
yes I am using new pistions, so I guess I will just insert the pins and off I go.
thanks
matt