#Caliper slide pins plus#
#Caliper slide pins free#

This will open up some more room to work a bit more comfortably.Īlthough I’ve removed only one bolt in the image ive attached below, I did remove the other bolt too, completely taking the caliper off from its mount. Turn the steering to the side you are working on, jack up the car and remove the wheel. So even if it takes an extra effort to procure caliper grease, it’s worth it in the long run to go out of you way and purchase some. Silicone grease ensures that the rubber boot remains in good condition for extended periods of time and can tolerate heat much better.

#Caliper slide pins plus#

Now what happens when regular grease is applied to the pins is that the rubber boot will start to brittle out much faster, plus this regular grease is not resistant to the heat levels of caliper grease or silicone grease and will often just vanish leaving the pins without any lubrication. They just use the same cheap bucket of regular grease that they apply everywhere else. Most FNG guys don’t really care to use silicone or caliper grease. For instance the inner pad would be all the way to the backing plate while the pads in the front would have enough meat left for another 10k, or the pads remain stuck to the rotor because the pin wont let the pads to release hence leading to faster brake wear and resulting in you having to splurge more of the green stuff on new pads, discs and fuel. Now, With a worn out, or say, a pin without any lubrication, what will happen is, that it will lead to uneven brake pad wear. This is what allows the caliper and the pads to move to freely when you put your foot on and off the brake.

#Caliper slide pins free#

The whole point of a caliper guide pin is to allow free movement of the caliper to and from the brake disc. Don’t forget to take out all the brake hardware, clean them, apply a smidget of grease on them and fix them back so that the pads can move freely within the caliper assembly. In my case, the caliper pins were badly worn and I have placed an order for the same, but they haven’t arrived yet. Remove the bottom Guide pin and its rubber boot and clean all the old grease and dirt using a cotton rag. In order to get the piston back into the caliper, use the old brake pad as a support structure and with the help of the C-Clamp, push the piston back into the caliper. Loosen the bottom bolt of the caliper and lift the caliper upwards to gain access to the brake pads, remove the pads and clean all excessive brake dust and dirt from the caliper and surrounding regions.

Place the wheel under the car for added safety. Loosen the lug nuts, jack the car up and remove the wheel. Turn the steering towards the side that’s going to be worked on, to give you easy access to the bolts behind the brake caliper. It’s a simple 30min job that can be done with common household tools and no specialty tools are required. It’s not that big of a job and it can save you a load of time and money in the process. And the most commonplace where service centers make their money are replacing the brake pads. One of the most used components in a car, especially in india, well, after the horn obviously, are the brakes.