BAMF
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- Location
- Jacksonville, FL
First of all, thanks Meat and everyone else who contributed here! I'm about to do my first brake job on this car and this thread has been hugely helpful! That said, I want to make sure I'm fully prepared, I've got a few questions (apologies for the noobery!)
Which bolts are you guys greasing? Just the M14 triple squares? Any bolts that should not be greased or should receive thread locker?
Looking at Autozone I see that CRC also makes a synthetic brake grease (http://www.autozone.com/autozone/ac...ic-grease/_/N-268d?itemIdentifier=826455_0_0_) It's a bit more expensive than the red stuff, but it looks like it can be used on just about any brake parts. It says on the bottle that it can be used on pads with shims... Any reason why I can't use it on the backing plates of our pads?
Are there any downsides to removing the dust shields (besides increased dust, obviously?)
And finally, *just in case,* what is the Vag-com procedure to cycle the ABS? Is it an adaptation channel, or do you simply open the ABS controller and it cycles by default?
Thanks!
Which bolts are you guys greasing? Just the M14 triple squares? Any bolts that should not be greased or should receive thread locker?
Looking at Autozone I see that CRC also makes a synthetic brake grease (http://www.autozone.com/autozone/ac...ic-grease/_/N-268d?itemIdentifier=826455_0_0_) It's a bit more expensive than the red stuff, but it looks like it can be used on just about any brake parts. It says on the bottle that it can be used on pads with shims... Any reason why I can't use it on the backing plates of our pads?
Are there any downsides to removing the dust shields (besides increased dust, obviously?)
And finally, *just in case,* what is the Vag-com procedure to cycle the ABS? Is it an adaptation channel, or do you simply open the ABS controller and it cycles by default?
Thanks!