Silicone grease

[cogsman]

If I don't have any, are there alternatives?

Silicone SPRAY for example?

Is lithium grease ok?

I heard that dielectric grease is the same thing.

My home depot has plumber's silicone grease... would that work?

[Ramie]

Grease for what?

[WintrSol]

Dielectric grease IS the same as silicone grease, just re-labeled for electrical work. I use it on all exposed rubber seals, especially door seals on my cars. It will keep your bulb sockets from oxidizing, too.

[Chrisj CMA]

Obviously it's not the drive splines...no one would even consider silicone spray for that, but knowing what the grease is needed for would help

[indybobm]

The service manual calls for silicon grease for the clutch lifter pushrod. Are you saying that dielectric grease would work for that?

[WintrSol]

There are a few grades of silicone grease. I suppose the manual states which one, if you can decipher the part number. Silicone grease that is packaged as dielectric grease is commonly available at auto parts stores, but no telling if it is the type/grade the manual calls for. Guess it's time for some research, huh? Maybe Honda grease is available at a site like Partzilla?

[indybobm]

I would be hesitant to use dielectric grease where silicon grease is called for.

[WintrSol]

The photo in my manual shows the icon for 'Use multi-purpose grease (Lithium based multi-purpose grease NLGI #2 or equivalent)." for the lifter.

[indybobm]

Interesting, is your manual something other than Hondas? I have a 97-99 Honda Service Manual that I bought in 99 and it specifies silicon grease on page 9-9. Says to apply silicon grease to the lifter rod contacting surface of the clutch slave cylinder piston.

[WintrSol]

I was looking at page 9-18, lifter piece and plate. I missed the photo on 9-9. Curious that the photo shows the icon for moly grease, but the text says silicone grease. Since that is the contact point of the slave cylinder and lifter, I'd probably use the moly, just because of the high pressure.

[pancho]

Used by plumbers and any application where it needs to be waterproof and non toxic,, in non food stuff applications, thermal paste or heat sync grease can be used as it is mostly silicone grease and cheap when purchased in syringes from china.   like a buck apiece

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Scuba-and-Camera-O-Rings-Silicone-Grease-2oz-/182167588662?hash=item2a6a08cf36:g:naIAAOSwMNxXXHogke

[Chrisj CMA]

So, what do you need the silicone grease for cogsman?

[cogsman]

This was for the master cylinder. Figured it would be good to have on hand as the manual calls for it.

[big poppa pump]

Picked up a small container at Homedepot, it was in the plumbing section.

[cogsman]

Ok, I know the one you mean! Thank you so much.

[pancho]

I would think that it is specified for points in the hydraulic system because of it's proximity to DOT4, but when I had a clutch slave leak and disassembled it for the first time since factory assembly, this is what I found in there.  After cleaning and replacing the boot/seal, I reassembled with lithium grease as I never figured out why silicone grease is specified, and it makes a mess when contaminated with DOT4. I know the engineers specified the silicone grease for a specific reason, but ya make yur own decisions.....