If the caliper can’t slide easily on the caliper slide pin, the brake pads can’t release from the rotor. But they seem to work like they should and the fit was perfect. The brake caliper slide pin is one of the weak links on a floating brake caliper. Having to order and wait twice (1 point) and the bleed valve set trouble (which could easily have gone unnoticed if i'd just put the wheel on quickly) is a pain in the and could possibly be dangerous (2 points). Seems like they could benefit from a tab more QC on manufacturing end. I think there was some caliper paint preventing the tight seal. I had to work it tight to loose a dozen or more times. Side note for anyone in the future: I couldn't get the bleeder valve to seal firmly at first. The brake caliper slide pin is one of the weak links on a floating brake caliper. No indication of trouble yet, but I've only put about 50 miles on it (been out of town for work trip). Checked for good flexibility, wiped off the excess, installed, bled fluid good to go. The next one came like the good one had- with clear sil lube coming out of the boots.
#Caliper slide pins free
What I ended up doing since I had the other free one to compare to was call Napa and they exchanged it as a defect part. it helped somewhat, but they were still pretty stiff. So I had noticed they were seized and I'd opened them and added my own silicone lube. Should I remove it and have them exchange it? I don't want to keep it long enough to have a problem when it's too late to exchange, but if it's acceptable then ok. A pin used with a float style caliper, which mounts the caliper to a caliper bracket through a caliper guide pin bolt.
The pin with the rubber bushing seems to be the stiff one. If theyve been neglected, and therefore seized, you may have to replace the calipers altogether. Do not be surprised if you have a & of a time getting the pins out to begin with. The new factory UNGREASED one was much stickier. When you remove the pins, clean them up well with brake cleaner and then apply the Sil Glyde and reinsert into the calipers. The mounted caliper could move in and out with a hand push before new fluid tightened the piston against the pads. The new factory greased ones would move with a two finger grip pretty easily. My old caliper pins would move with a single finger. Even if guide pins are not damaged, swollen or hardened guide seals or. I removed them both, greased them with Permatex, and they would move, but "stiffly". If the caliper is not free to move, the cause is often binding or bent mounting pins. I've seen a lot of brake calipers lock up because brake pads were installed without cleaning and. The other pins: one was hard to move, the other would not move at all. Lubricating these caliper slider pins are one of the most important parts of doing a brake job. One side had clear grease all over the slide pins, and they slide quite nicely. The guide pins are crucial to proper disc brake operation (floating brake caliper setup) and if neglected can lead to uneven brake wear. Supposedly both calipers came lubed and ready to put on. Your brakes are a major safety component of your vehicle. Seemed to be in good favor across the forum). I had a rear brake stick so I replaced both rear calipers and hoses from Napa (their Eclipse line, I think.
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