Front brake pads come off!

[natenkiki2004]

I have always slathered mine in wheel bearing grease...I never had a problem?

Personally, I wouldn't do that. The brake area gets super hot and might melt regular grease. I've seen tube grease melt/run/leak just from being in the sun in a black hand pump. The synthetic grease above is graphite, molybdenum and teflon. It's super thick and it stays where you put it. It's good for slow but high pressure areas. Whereas wheel bearing grease is meant to be pretty fluid and more for high speed.

 

[metalguy]

Well, this story has a happy ending. The springs on the outer pads I THINK were the culprit. They were weak, and I found both had cracked, letting the pads exit the calipers while driving. I purchased a BETTER pair(Ceramic pads) which came with much heavier-duty springs to hold them on, and they stayed put So I took the others to Autozone, and they refunded my money, simple as that. -----Metalguy

 

[natenkiki2004]

What brand pads did you get at Autozone? This might be a warning to other members...