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Old Nov 18, 2025 | 02:55 PM
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Default C8 Z51 Brake Pad Replacement

I am replacing my Z51 pads this weekend with CarboTech 1521. The dust is getting to me.

Does any one have a recommendation on high temp grease they liked? Have seen mixed points on copper based and others. Looking for folks recommendations that have completed this job and what worked for them!

Thank you,
Jeff
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Originally Posted by AZ_C82LTZ51
I am replacing my Z51 pads this weekend with CarboTech 1521. The dust is getting to me.

Does any one have a recommendation on high temp grease they liked? Have seen mixed points on copper based and others. Looking for folks recommendations that have completed this job and what worked for them!

Thank you,
Jeff
What you hear about copper (or I guess, what *I've* heard about copper) on brakes seems to be around the piston boots or pins. I used this only on the sides of the pads as in the TSB in this previous thread:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...e-fix-tsb.html


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