Red grease packet in caliper rebuild kit.

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Red grease packet in caliper rebuild kit.

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What do i do with it?
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What does it taste like?
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candy
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This is just conjecture as i've never done a brake job on a Roadster, but it's probably to lubricate the caliper pins upon final reassembly so your brakes don't drag.
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O.K. Shedding the smart ass normal behavior ... assembly lube!
nking79

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I believe that the instructions on my caliper rebuild kit told me to coat the rubber rings with the red grease...
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Is that like the little red pill that came with new points? I stopped taking those, had a bad trip.

Seriously, I think Nat is right.

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