Why is my lower caliper guide pin different?
There is a rubber piece in the caliper on both of mine and sometimes the rubber comes off with the pin and sometimes it doesn’t. I’ll bet both of yours have the rubber, but one is still in the caliper and the other is fitted on the pin.
Where do the slide pins go on a caliper?
The caliper needs to be wire brushed as well to remove rust scale that will impede replacement and ensure smooth operation of the pads..The slide pin boots are the 4 round things in the picture. They get fitted into the groove on the pins shown above. Actually…. Those are the rear caliper bolts.
What does the sleeve on the lower brake caliper bolt actually do?
What Does The Sleeve On The Lower Brake Caliper Bolt Actually Do? If you have ever had the pleasure of doing a brake job on a rusty car before, you have likely encountered the engineering nightmare that is known as a “lower brake caliper slide bolt.”
Where is the rubber sleeve on a caliper pin?
Most pins have the typical accordian/bellows type seal to protect the grease and keep the pin clean, but this specifically goes around the very end of one pin (the other end from the bellows seal) and sits actually in the caliper sliding area. Look at the pic and on the bottom pin that rubber sleeve in the pic wraps around the end of the pin.
There is a rubber piece in the caliper on both of mine and sometimes the rubber comes off with the pin and sometimes it doesn’t. I’ll bet both of yours have the rubber, but one is still in the caliper and the other is fitted on the pin.
Can a rear brake pin be used on a front caliper?
Rears are not equipped with a bushing slide pin at all, as most braking force is accomplished with the front brake assembly and they were probably deemed unneeded on the rear calipers.
What Does The Sleeve On The Lower Brake Caliper Bolt Actually Do? If you have ever had the pleasure of doing a brake job on a rusty car before, you have likely encountered the engineering nightmare that is known as a “lower brake caliper slide bolt.”