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Originally Posted by Ian21401
I acquired my 940 in 2005 with 100,000 recorded miles. As usual I serviced the brakes ASAP and found those sliders seized but the rubber dust guards were sound. I replaced the sliders and the securing bolts, lubricating both the sliders and the rubbers with silicone grease. I strip, clean and lubricate my brakes annually, a habit I developed when I was running a Morris Marina. I did it’s brakes spring and autumn as it had a propensity for the rear drum brake pistons to seize. I learned from a Datsun owner that the manufacturer recommended lubricating the piston bores with silicone grease. Once I did that the pistons didn’t seize again.
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I use silicone grease every time, it came in the volvo slider kits, it still siezes. My milage is less than 2000/yr currently.