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I've seen brake grease and cam lube on the hooks at the local chain auto parts places, so it's not rare, at least around here(Denver). I never have seen the brake cylinder paste, the local VW dealership parts counter guy had to look it up, was $60 for a 40 gram tube. I saw a reference to it in Bentley, was replacing brake cylinders at the time and was trying to do it the factory way. Decided to make do with brake fluid. How come it didn't work out for you? >> To complete your collection, you might also chase down a tube of >> brake grease. (No, I am *not* joking!) It's for lubricating the >> metal-on-metal parts of the braking system, such as where the shoes rub >> against the backing plate and where the mount in the adjusting screws and >> wheel cylinders. > >I have a tube of the aTe brake cylinder paste that was a waste of >money, but I have never seen the stuff you're talking about. Who >makes it and what's special about it? I thought any good Lithium >grease would do, but I prefer some with the Moly DiSulfide additive. > >Jim >- >******************************* >Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org >Madison, Wisconsin, USA >******************************* > >------------------------------------------------------------------- >List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org