What is best on brake slide pins

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What is best on brake slide pins

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Replacing the rear brake pads on the 76 GL1000.
Should the slide pins be clean and dry or should there be some brake grease applied.
Upon disassembly it seemed like the grease I originally assembled with attracted dust.
No mention in manuals.
I'm thinking clean and dry now.
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I like Copaslip, Copper based anti seize, but I don't think it's available in North America, so I use any Nickel based anti seize.

Seems it is, how about that; who knew?

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I've had a tube of this for over 20 years. A little goes a long way. https://www.amazon.com/Napa-7651346-Sil ... 441&sr=8-5

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I agree 100 per cent with Robin. I was first introduced to Sil Glyde in the seventies and I've had a tube in my tool box ever since. Great for installing o rings, carb boots, and just about anything rubber.

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Been using Sil Glyde since the early 60's for all kinds of oddball stuff. Sticks like snot on a doorknob. It will attract dust though.
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I haven't been able to find any sil glide recently. I'll have to google it.
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Go to any auto parts store and look in the section where they have brake fluid. Syl-glide is the NAPA "brand". If you have an Oreillys go in and ask for either of these.

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Sil-Glyde is a brand name of AGS and should be available in a lot of places.

From the MSDS:
"A longer-lasting, high film strength protective lubricant for all surfaces, including: rubber, metal, wood, glass, and plastic. Won’t melt, freeze, gum, or run off. Performs from -20F to +400F. Grease consistency stays put and won’t drip off like silicone oils. Harmless to rubber and car finishes. Suggested applications: Trunk seals, rubber bumpers, speedometer cables, brake parts, window channels, hood strips and pads, rubber gaskets, and belts. General Home and Auto Lubricant/Brake Lubricant/Radiator Hose Grease/Hitch Ball Lube"

Any good quality silicone grease is fine for use on brake parts.

I've been using it on all parts of Honda 2 piston calipers for decades, including on the pin bolt and the sleeve (parts the caliper moves on), hanger pins (retain the pads and allow them to move), in the grooves for the piston seals (decreases the chance of corrosion in the grooves significantly) and as an assembly lube when inserting the pistons into the calipers (won't contaminate brake fluid). I also rub some inside any rubber hoses (especially rad hoses) before assembly so they don't stick when clamped for a few years.
Note that I need to work on the single front caliper of my winter machine than twice as often as I do any of the 3 calipers on my 'Wing (summer machine) and I never see a lot of dirt &c stuck to the pins. The trick is to apply a thin coating before you install the pins.
The 2 piston calipers do not have boots to keep the pistons clean so I coat the exposed parts of them lightly with silicone grease. Everything gets dirtier in winter driving so I clean the exposed parts of the pistons pretty much every year. Yes, some dirt sticks to the grease but it is easier to clean that off than if the dirt was stuck to the piston without the grease. It has not been a problem on the summer machine.

I would advise buying a tube of it because it is useful for so many things on vehicles and around the house but if you can't find it locally, I have a lot of the 4 gm pouches of it here that I am trying to sell. I can send 4 in an envelope for
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