The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Engine Shop 2 greasy questions

I've always felt having ANY grease on bearings is the important issue. As long as you use "bearing" grease for high temps any shoul work. On the brake question, I assume you mean for the rub pads on backing plate? and maybe the adjusters? I have always used white grease, just have to put on very little at pads and on adjusters, I put it on screw part and screw it all the way in and wipe off the excess that squeezes out. I also have a wire wheel on my grinder head and clean up all the old hardware on it. It's just like new when you do that. I clean up lots of stuff off these old trucks, much nicer to work with. Big thing on pads is they sometimes wear a slot in them from brake shoes. It's best to weld these up and grind flat again for straighter wear on shoes as they wear. And it won't let them "hang-up" and not release well too.