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Old 03-20-2014, 12:07 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by kingsway View Post
I'd suggest checking that your wheels are turning freely... One of my rear wheels brakes were binding from corrosion caused by winter road salt - I was still getting good mileage, but it seems it could have been even better!!

I took both calipers off, cleaned up and lubricated (with copper grease) the rubbing surfaces and wheels are turning much more smoothly!

It's easy to check - all for the 'cost' of just jacking up each wheel in turn - or getting your local tyre dealer to put your car up in the air for a couple of minutes.
I dont know if you have it there or not in the uk, there is a substance you can spray on the moving parts of brakes aside from the pad and rotor surfaces that will keep them moving freely for years. Its ghraphite based dry aerosol spray, not the teflon dry lube, the teflon stuff is only good for guns and bearings.
This stuff sticks to surfaces better than paint (I sand blast big rusty chain and dry lube them), it wont rub off, thats the reason I "paint" chains with it, wont wash off even when hit with a power washer, wire brushing it barely effects it, wire brushing mostly just shines it up and best of all it wont attract dirt.
I originally stocked up on military surplus dry lube, but as my one time score was slowly depleted I searched for years to find a replacement.
One day I was at the john deere store looking for a part and happened to see graphite dry lube on the shelf and that was it.
My civilian state side source for this concoction is john deere ghraphite based dry lube, $7 for a 14 ounce can and a can lasts a real long time.
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