herbiemercman Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Hi Guys, I fully serviced my front brake calipers 12 months back, recently i had to remove the front wheel and i noticed that it was badly binding, hard to turn. I mentioned this to my friend who is a mechanic that helped me to replace my head gasket recently, he said when you serviced the brakes did you clean and grease the slide pins? I was not aware what these did, once you know it is obvious, they allow the pads to slide on and off the discs. When i did the strip down i found the pins were completely seized, had to use heat and WD40 to free them off, i polished them up and applied the HT ceramic grease, there are two flats on the pins to retain the grease. It is hardly surprising that this happened considering i have owned the car for 23 years. I have done this thread as i am sure there will be other members who were not aware of this sit:cool:uation. Herbie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Bullitt Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Get 'em out herbster, buy a stainless set from Chris Wilson and forget all about them Glad things are starting to turn a corner for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 I have done this thread as i am sure there will be other members who were not aware of this sit:cool:uation. Herbie. Its an age old problem with sliding pins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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