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Castrol do a tub of red rubber grease, suitable for use in calipers and on wheel cylinder seals for assembly. More commonly there are small sachets available, I suspect. DON'T USE NORMAL GREASE! Dave. UK VW Type 3&4 Club www.hallvw.clara.net/ -----Original Message----- From: Toby Basiliko <toby@wolfenet.com> To: type3@vwtype3.org <type3@vwtype3.org> Date: 21 December 1998 17:16 Subject: [T3] rebuilding brakes >One thing I found, > is that using "Brake Grease"(VW, anyone been able to find any this >decade?) or "Brake assembly fluid" (Raybestos BAF-12, still available) >to lube the rubber, and the metal outside the seal but covered by the >boot, makes them last a LOT longer than using just brake fluid as a >lube. The assembly fluid acts as a rust-preventer on the bores... >Toby B >65 Notch in bits in Seattle ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/