Yesterday I replaced the rotors and pads with a set of centric rotors and Akebono pads on my 2017 Accord touring with 37k miles. When I reinstalled the caliper bracket bolts and caliper guide pin bolts I spray some white lithium on the threads to prevent further corrosion. But now that I’m looking back at this, was it a good idea? Could the lubricant cause the bolt to back out or any other damage in those threads? I torqued to 80 ft lbs.
I wouldn't use lithium grease on anything brake related, stick with permatex anti-seize.
I'd clean off that grease from the pins, etc with plenty of brake kleen & apply anti-seize.
There is high temperature disc brake grease available. White lithium grease has a melting point of 380 degrees F and is just too low for disc brake systems.
Oh no maybe I didn’t explain right. I put a bit on the caliper bracket bolts themselves when reinstalling the bracket. And the guide pin bolt threads. I didn’t have anti-seize so I used some of that.
For the lubrication points of the brakes themselves and the pins I used crc brake grease. I was talking about the bolts themselves that hold the bracket on and the caliper to the bracket. I sprayed some white lithium grease on that. Would that be a problem?
I suspect that if properly torqued, as you said, it should be OK. But I personally would use Blue Loctite on those threads.
Yeah probably should have used that, but yes it was torqued down properly.
Yeah probably should have used that, but yes it was torqued down properly.