What type of grease can I use for disc brakes?

This lube will not swell rubber parts and does not dissolve in water. A different, grease based, lubricant is used on all parts of the brake pad that touch the caliper. A thin even coat is applied to the pad ends and backing side in the areas where the piston or caliper body touch the pads. read more

The only part of a disc brake which needs any grease is the slide pins. You don’t need to - and don’t want to - put grease on any other part of those brakes. If you’re going to do this, rather than just change the caliper, remove the slide pins and go over them with some emory cloth, and make sure you buy new boots for them. read more

In disc brakes, lubrication points include the caliper slides and bushings, self-adjuster mechanisms on rear disc brakes with locking calipers, and the parking brake cables and linkage. Brake grease can also be used to dampen vibrations between disc brake pads and caliper pistons. read more

The moly type generic"brake grease" is to be applied sparingly to the metal-metal areas only, like the sliding points where the end tabs of the pads track as the pads move in and out with the few millimeters of play during braking. read more