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Seized Caliper Slider Pin
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The only seal is a dust cover.
Once you have the pin out you want to rub it down clean and also do the inside of the caliper where the pin goes.
Once that's done, a bit of coppaslip will do just fine.Remember kids, it's the volts that jolt and the mills that kill.0 -
I know others will disagree, but if a car is getting used (i.e., not going in to storage) I clean the pins to bright metal and refit without anything on them.0
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Silicone grease now seems to be the one for brakes, does not affect the rubber and is high temp.0
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I know others will disagree, but if a car is getting used (i.e., not going in to storage) I clean the pins to bright metal and refit without anything on them.
Hmmm, not sure what your logic is there, the slider only moves a fraction of a mm each time you brake, only over the whole life of the pads does it move 10mm or so, therefore quite prone to seizing.
The lubricant does serve 2 purposes, to prevent corrosion and to prevent metal on metal contact thus reducing wear.
A dab of copacoat or silicone grease is my norm.;)I like the thanks button, but ,please, an I agree button.
Will the grammar and spelling police respect I do make grammatical errors, and have carp spelling, no need to remind me.;)
Always expect the unexpected:eek:and then you won't be dissapointed0 -
as someone above has already said, a smear of copperslip is the best, if its really bad then replace it but still cover in copperslip.Be Alert..........Britain needs lerts.0
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I went to the motor factors today and they tried to sell me copper grease but it says on the tin not to use it on rubber. The only silicone grease they sold was in a spray can so would that be any good.0
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Eh? Wheres the rubber?Be Alert..........Britain needs lerts.0
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Whats up with good old graphite grease? Its used in cv joints etc and is ok for rubber.0
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The boot around the slider.paddedjohn wrote: »Eh? Wheres the rubber?0 -
Whats up with good old graphite grease? Its used in cv joints etc and is ok for rubber.
To be honest any type of grease would suffice for that job, has to be better than nothing;)I like the thanks button, but ,please, an I agree button.
Will the grammar and spelling police respect I do make grammatical errors, and have carp spelling, no need to remind me.;)
Always expect the unexpected:eek:and then you won't be dissapointed0
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