Brake Caliper Guide Pin

So a stuck caliper pin and its nasty sibling a seized caliper pin are things lots of people deal with.

Brake caliper guide pin.

Caliper guide pins should always be inspected and lubricated when completing a brake job. Duralast brake caliper bolt guide pin h5071. These pins have an important part in the braking process. 3 month warranty 8.

Caliper pin is a set of pins that help the brake disc to move in a measured manner. After you buy your new pads and your upgraded or new calipers and want to install the pads. In this short video i show you how to remove a stuck caliper slide pin. The caliper guide pins are two round metal pins on each brake caliper where the brake piston assembly sits.

Free in store or curbside pick up. This can cause uneven brake pad wear and premature failure. Duralast duralast brake caliper bolt guide pin h5071. View cart and checkout.

Duralast brake caliper bolt guide pin h5136. Once you know how to grease your slide pins it becomes an easy task. If the guide pin has any sign of wear corrosion or pitting it should be replaced. Caliper pin stuck isn t a phrase that rolls off the tongue but thanks to google it s probably why you re reading this.

This is the best video guide that i ve seen which goes through each stage of how to lubricate your guide pins without damaging them. How to grease the brake slide pins. The formula is 100 percent synthetic and is tailored for use on the caliper pins caliper assembly and the back of brake pads to promote noise free braking. On the next page we ll explore how to determine whether or not your brake caliper guide pins are causing problems.

Diysave10 online ship to home orders only. When a caliper guide pin is damaged or doesn t have proper lubrication the caliper can bind. They re called guide pins because they re responsible for guiding the proper angle for how the brake pad meets the rotor. But at first it can be a little daunting if you don t know what you re doing properly.

These pins have an important part in the braking process. It can also be used to lubricate. If you don t lube your pin the same thing can happen to you so always make sure to ap. Guide pin kit 316mm or 336mm rotors.

Here i show how to get your caliper slide pin unstuck. People googled that phrase and similar ones like stuck brake caliper pin over 30 000 times last year. 3 month warranty 5. You have 0 items in your cart.