Front Brake pad installation.

[thui001]

I know this might sound like a dumb question but where am I supposed to put the brake pad lubricant on the front pads? I've only ever changed brakes on single-piston basic calipers and I've always put it on the back of the pad and on the ears of the pad where they contact the caliper but given that these brembos are different I would like to know where I need to lube them up. I've watched a few youtube videos but haven't heard a single person mention brake lube. Any suggestions?

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[Victorofhavoc]

I know this might sound like a dumb question but where am I supposed to put the brake pad lubricant on the front pads? I've only ever changed brakes on single-piston basic calipers and I've always put it on the back of the pad and on the ears of the pad where they contact the caliper but given that these brembos are different I would like to know where I need to lube them up. I've watched a few youtube videos but haven't heard a single person mention brake lube. Any suggestions?

The brembo pads come with a silencing material on the back of the pad. You technically don't need brake lube there. They are also pressure fit with the spring clip to prevent them from rattling while driving and that reduces overall movement that leads to noise.

If you're getting noise anyway, the lube would go just on the edges of the piston contacting the pad. Overusing it just leads to a gunky mess.

You could also skip past lubes and go the BMW route. They use a light, high temp adhesive that works a little better than something like disc brake quiet and it's far less messy. Just search for "bmw brake pad backing adhesive". It's like 10$ and you can cut down the bigger ones from the bigger M brakes to fit the smaller brembo pistons.

I have gone through 5 sets of front pads on this car via track use and I never use the lube. Zero noise issues and zero squeal at low or high speeds.

 

[Tw1stedlog1k]

When I did mine, I put the on the ears as those are the "sliding" parts of the pad.

I'm running Paragon P2 and my fronts were a little squeaky coming to a stop, that was what prompted me to grease them. Otherwise I probably wouldn't have used any lube.

 

[thui001]

I will install the front pad dry. Thank you

 

[Frenzal]

If you live where they use salt on the roads in the winter, I would still use lube.

 

[jedi03]

Can lube the piston face while the pads are out

 

[DK 24LC ITS]

I lubed the pins themselves rather than the ears if that helps. I think my squealing is coming from the compound rather than lube issues.... Which for CSG CP pads I'm not super happy about... We'll see how they do next track day for whether I'll just stick to OEM for street and something more aggressive for track.

I also lubed the back of the pads because NY and salt.

 

[Spart]

Lube any surface that slides against the caliper as well as the face of the piston(s). On a monoblock, that includes the holes that the pins slide into and any locating ears.

Preventative for seizing and/or noise.

 

[Frenzal]

There is a CTR shop manual somewhere here or on the Civic forums. Maybe the info is in there.

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