Without boots or lower pin rubber and bare metal - all grease removed - I dropped each pin in the other guide hole. The other question I wanted to know about was the possible differences in the upper and lower slide pins. The reason, the slide pin boots are a really tight fit on the pins where the boots sit in the caliper bracket, for what it's worth. But it didn't make much difference in the tight - to me - fitting slide pins, even in the warmth inside. I pulled the silde pin boots and lower slide pin rubber and replaced with new this time. Inside the hot soapy water wash - as per techstreams alternate suggested way of rebuilding the caliper - I still had issues. But I still wasn't comfortable - due to the extensive wear as 35k of the inner pads and the condition of both front rotors - with my understanding both upper and lower slide pins and what made them feel so tight in the caliper bracket guide holes.Īnyways, while still outside I couldn't get the lower slide pin in the guide hole without it either sliding all the way up the slide pin or - if I got it in the guide hole while in the pin groove for it, the rubber would lay in the bottom of the guide hole after I'd moved the pin in and out a few times. I hadn't replaced the slide pin boots or the lower slide pin rubber ring while doing the initial work on the pads and rotors. It was around 9pm and the batteries on my headlamp flashlight were almost fully discharged and I brought the caliper bracket and slide pins inside to work on them in a lighted warm area. Yesterday I changed oil and pulled the caliper, pads and rotor on the right side and did a wash down of the caliper bracket and slide pins with hot soapy water getting ALL the grease off both of them. Old thread, new comments - probably mostly useless for most others here, but after replacing my front pad and rotors I still had questions about the caliper mounting bracket and the slide pins. Has there been some sort of damage/wear to the bracket? Do the guide pins have any play in them? I have a notice of a bit of a wiggle in them, or are they supposed to be only in and out movement? I noticed that my pins have a flat part on them, but they don't fit into any sort of guide inside the bracket. The brake caliper guide pins, slide in and out nicely. I did notice once I had the wheels off, and re-attached a couple of lug nuts to secure the rotors, that there was a slight brake grab to the right front. Guide pins were cleaned and lubed about a year ago and new dust boots installed by me. Ball joints and tie rods seem tight.Ībout to put on new brake pads and rotors. Only other symptom is in a slow roll steering will grab slightly and pull to right in pulsitile fashion, indicating brake grab on right front. Vehicle on jack stands and spun all wheels. With slow movement, like 10 MPH I have a whole body sway/rocking feeling.
My 2006 prius has had uneven tread wear on left front tire. Hello all, first post but have followed and used this site many of times with the two used gen 2 prius's I have owned over last 3 years.
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