any helpful hints when changeing brakes?
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any helpful hints when changeing brakes?
Be sure to lubricate the caliper pins.. Or they may seize up and destroy your new pads and rotors.. I use high temp grease..:vodka:Quote:
Originally Posted by izzhemp
+1 but be sure to use a silicone or otherwise not petroleum based lube, oil based lubes will breakdown the rubber guide boot and allow water in worsening your problem of seized pins.Quote:
Originally Posted by Smittro
How many beers can you drink in 30 minutes?
Make sure you have at least that many.
be prepared if you cant get the pins OUT
This is true, when I changed mine, right after I bought the car (used with 40k) i had to torch them out on one side, and the other I had to buy a new Caliper bracket, which should be available from your parts store for about $20 on order. That's definitely a sticking point for not stradning yourself if you dont have another ride though.
DON'T forget to pump up the brakes before you go out for a test drive. Otherwise you will crash your car. Ask me how I know. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by izzhemp
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Originally Posted by Cutlass
Very good advice. Is this from back in your younger days?
More tips for the OP: When you unbolt the caliper pins, you will need a 12mm wrench to hold the sleeves. There are two flat spots on the sleeve and you may need to turn the pins a bit to get your wrench on them. Also, do not let your calipers hang from the hoses. Cut a section out of a wire coat hanger and use it to hang the caliper from your spring, or some other point, to keep pressure off the hose.
Why remove the pins?
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Originally Posted by Mr. Luos
Only way to clean and re-lube them.
This.. If not the pin/s can hang or seize and a whole new set problems will arise.. Ask me how I know.. ughQuote:
Originally Posted by pajeff02
Same. Our car had a seized pin on the front when we bought it. Had to get out the "heat wrench" to free it up.
:yup: Ours managed to wipe out the rotors and broke the pads..Quote:
Originally Posted by pajeff02
:yup::yup:Quote:
Originally Posted by pajeff02
wow thanks lots of info i didnt, i didnt lube the pins last time i did my pads which was in october, so would they need replaced this time? and other than awful squeaking and the pads seeming to wear a little faster than normal i dont think it did any major damage, and im usein the grease that my pads came with its hawk grease or somethin like that i got hawk pads
Use all the above.
PB blaster to help remove bolts.
Brake de-squeek on back of pads to redue noise.
Unless the pins are really frogged up, you should be able to re-use them. I had to run mine on a wire wheel to clean them. Synthetic caliper grease is your best bet.
I still think you can clean them without removing them.
I always have. :dunno:
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Originally Posted by Mr. Luos
The pins slide into cavities on the caliper bracket that are sealed on the bottom. There are rubber dust/moisture boots at the top of each pin. We must be talking about two different things.
Yeah.
The boots will just pop on and off exposing the pins.
I might just be lazy. :lol:
if the pins are bad are they at my local parts store for a fair price or can i not just buy the pins and if i cant get just the pins what would i need to buy and how much it cost?
Chances are you can use the pins you have. One of mine was rusted in so bad I had to torch it out -- yet I was still was able to re-use it without any issues.
This... The pins are made of hardened steel, they most likey can be reused so are the pressed in tubes.. After, "unsticking" mine I hit them with a corse wire wheel then a soft one and they still had thier flat spots, cleaning up real well too... I used a corse steel pipe cleaner inside the tubes.. Then, flushed it out with degreaser.. After, I reapplied the heat resistant grease, banging the bracket on the palm of my hand to work the grease down into the tube...Quote:
Originally Posted by pajeff02
Yes take the pins out and put them back in with enough lube so they are good for the next 40k miles. Not so much lube that it squeezes out....
Agree here also.. Just enough to cover the pin then work them in and out a few times to spread it around good on the tube wallss..:vodka:Quote:
Originally Posted by Too Fast
^^^I love using just enough lube to spread it around good on the walls, workin' it,....covering the "pin" indeed!
:lmao: We on the same page den..:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Too Fast
:cheers: that and sometimes more so you dont feel the busted knuckles the next day! :ahh: :Pepsi: :welder:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Luos