Rear Brakes Maintenance?

I had to replace my rear brakes around 60k, which seems way too early. The friction material was paper thin and they were starting to squeak.
Definitely take a before picture and use the right tools.
Today is front brakes, they’ve made it to 104k and could probably go a bit more, but the rotors are glazed.

 

^^^^THIS is some of the best advice ever and it applies to almost any kind of borderline "complicated" maintenance you can do on anything these days. Cell phone cameras are awesome. Even better when you always think in terms of having a backup.

 

I use permatex 20353

$11 Permatex 20353 Ultra Disc Brake Caliper Lube, 2 oz.

https://www.amazon.com/Permatex-203...48f4f1d12d3e3d529573651efcdbb51a&gad_source=1

 

Doesn’t hurt to remove the drums, clean components and lube the adjusters. Always good to adjust the brake shoes occasionally.

 

You have several good answers to your 'when' question. Here's my tip 'how' I work: As you disassemble a component, lay the removed parts down keeping them in sequential order. Like a book, you read the words from left to right, top to bottom. Don't touch the parts again until you are ready to pick it up, clean or replace it and then reinstall it beginning with the LAST one you put down!

 

Ok, I will be sure to give the shoes a visual inspection soon. The majority of my miles are highway so I imagine they should have plenty of life left. Worth a peek though.

 

Any reason I cant use this on the contact points (shoe/backing plate) and other pivot points? It has worked very well on the front brakes

https://www.permatex.com/products/l...-silicone-extreme-brake-parts-lubricant-8-oz/

Its quite thick so I was thinking something like Sil-glide for the adjuster threads.

 

Tried a little test on the permatex brakes lubes I have. The purple extreme ceramic and the orange silicone extreme ceramic.
I put a blob on some tinfoil in the over at 500F for an hour
This is how they looked. The silicone (orange) looked like it did indeed melt.
The purple just stayed as it was.

permatex advertises that the orange is non melting??

Now in actual use I haven't seen this behavior from orange. Maybe a sustained 500F was not realistic. Take the results as you wish..

After doing a little more reading 500F was way to hot. The listed dry boiling point of DOT 3 brake fluid is only 401 F so i am guessing unless a caliper seizes none of us will ever see 500F and if you do what happens to your brake lube is the least of your problems....

Now I have to get this out of the oven before the wife comes home

 

Team oil drop YouTube great basic maintenance instructions