jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in
news:dLOdnSmsHriKPd_bnZ2dnUVZ_r-onZ2d@speakeasy.net:

> Tegger wrote:
>> highkm <ic3po@mac.com> wrote in news:1178636660.824881.184980
>> @q75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com:
>>
>>> Howdy.
>>>
>>> Did anyone ever have to replace the sliding pin boots on a 2003
>>> accord 4 cyl? I need to replace all 8 of them but the dealer wants
>>> $50 for just one side. This is a ripoff. Does anyone know where one
>>> can purchase these without having to purchase the entire caliper
>>> overhaul kit?
>>>
>>
>>
>> If you hadn't used the wrong grease in the first place, you wouldn't
>> be in this pickle. Those boots last the life of the car, treated
>> right.
>>
>> Use "Sil-Glyde" only. Available at your local auto parts store.
>>
> i've had really bad experience with that stuff. i've found permatex
> to be much better.
>


Been using Sil-Glyde for twenty years. Never a problem. I still have all
eitght original pin boots on my brakes and they do not even show signs of
cracking, much less splitting.

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