[Shotimes] rear brake caliper

[matt S]

Recently my right rear caliper went.. was stuck on braking so it ate the pad 
and I finally heard it when it got down to the rivets on the pads.. wasnt 
slider pins (were nice and greasy), wasnt parking cable.. replaced the 
caliper and was fine..  maybe it was the slider pins, but sure didnt look 
like it.  Anyways, slider pins sure do happen.



>From: "George Fourchy" <krazgeo@jps.net>
>To: "shotimes@autox.team.net" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: [Shotimes] rear brake caliper
>Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 21:15:08 -0800
>
>On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 22:46:46 -0500, Jason Hartberger wrote:
>
> >The rear right brake caliper appears to be
> >sticking, more at certain points on the rotor. The latter is obviously 
>caused
> >by warpage from said sticking, but does anybody happen to know off the 
>top of
> >their head what would be the most likely cause for this?
>
>Sounds like Dave has it nailed down.  The slider pins tend to stick if they 
>are
>neglected, and will cause the side of the caliper with the piston to do all 
>the
>work.  You can't see it happening, because it's on the inside of the rotor. 
>  A good
>thing to do is pull the rear wheels every 4 or 6 months, and make sure 
>those sliders
>are not stuck.  If they are, you can take them off and lube them, one at a 
>time,
>without disturbing any other part of the brake.  There are all kinds of 
>opinions as
>to what to lube them with....I just use the newest version of old fashioned 
>front
>wheel bearing grease.  It's what I have in the garage, and it has been 
>working for
>me for years.  My slider pins first ate a rotor after the '99 convention in
>Atlanta/Gainesville, and I discovered I needed a new rotor the day after I 
>got home
>to California.
>
>No problems since then, with a LOT of miles tacked on.
>
>George
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