Caliper Slide Pins bring on the ARGH!!!!

[Bftfan]

Did my brakes today, new pads & rotors all around and it would have been easy if it wasn't for those @#$% slide pins on the front calipers! I got one out on the passenger side and drilled the other out. Both on the driver side were so rusted in place they were never coming out. Broke down and bought a remanuf caliper for $75 from AAP. Went back together like a charm after that. When it came to greasing the slide pins, I smeared some on but they way they're entirely exposed like that I don't have much faith in ever getting them out again, especially after a few Buffalo winters.

Does anybody do any maintenance on these just to keep 'em moving?

 

[Kalva]

NY does cost some rust issues and can drive one to drink when doing repairs :beer:

 

[Atlanta_man]

My last brake job, the dealer did not have any of those in stock.
I used my bench grinder with a wire brush wheel to clean them up.
Got to find some before the next brake job next month.

 

[Dous]

You should be able to go to any parts house and get a brake hardware kit that will have the slide pins

 

[TRDCal]

Yah I lubed my brakes this past spring. The pins were pretty siezed but I eventually got them out. I cleaned them up and put them back with silver grade anti-seize but they're right exposed so that will probably wash off. But if I do them every spring then they should seize too bad.

 

[ChaosStarter]

My last brake job, the dealer did not have any of those in stock.
I used my bench grinder with a wire brush wheel to clean them up.
Got to find some before the next brake job next month.

When I did mine, I wire-wheeled them clean, and then applied a thin layer of brake caliper paint. I'm going to see how they do with preventing rust. Otherwise, I'll just keep wire-wheeling them like ever other fixed-caliper job I do.

 

[ChaosStarter]

You should be able to go to any parts house and get a brake hardware kit that will have the slide pins

This, they also usually come with those tension springs as well.

 

[Atlanta_man]

Wish I could believe it but...

this afternoon at O'Reillys, Pep-Boys, and Napa I found this:
None of them carry (not in the computer) the caliper pins for 4Runner, in a kit or not.
OReilly did have a $3 box of 8 little bent wire pins. Got 'em.

Looks like mail order time if I want the big pins

 

[Bftfan]

NAPA has them, $3 per side, APA & AZ also had 'em in stock, all local. Getting them has never been a problem it's getting the old, rusted, seized ones out. That brings on the AARRRRGGGGH!!!!! :rant: Wish the front pins were set up like the back and not exposed.

 

[d_clark]

I found them at my local NAPA.

Part #s as follows

82682W -$3.29 Disc BRK CAL Hous. Bolt ( contains two slide pins)
82129A -$5.49 Disc BRK HDW Axle Kit made in USA (contains 2 "M", and 4 clips. )

 

[Atlanta_man]

I found them at my local NAPA.

Part #s as follows

82682W -$3.29 Disc BRK CAL Hous. Bolt ( contains two slide pins)
82129A -$5.49 Disc BRK HDW Axle Kit made in USA (contains 2 "M", and 4 clips. )

Thanks
he did say he had the bolts but that is not the pins
looks like between him and the computer description he may have these on the shelf for a long time

 

[Roadking]

I’ve been using Loctite Marine Grade Anti-Seize for years on all sorts of applications (mostly brakes), and since I have a 1lb can, I’ll be using it for the next twenty five years.
This product doesn’t wash off (very easily), sticks to everything and is made for salt water applications. I’ve never had a problem disassembling brake components after I’ve used it.
I’m trying to make a point to be a little more proactive and put it on before the parts weld themselves together.

 

[MikeInNH]

I ALWAYS replace the hardware when I do brakes. With the road-salt it's just too corrosive. The Wagner pads I buy I can get the pads only or with the hardware kit. The cost difference is minimal.

 

[Bftfan]

I’ve been using Loctite Marine Grade Anti-Seize for years on all sorts of applications (mostly brakes), and since I have a 1lb can, I’ll be using it for the next twenty five years.
This product doesn’t wash off (very easily), sticks to everything and is made for salt water applications. I’ve never had a problem disassembling brake components after I’ve used it.
I’m trying to make a point to be a little more proactive and put it on before the parts weld themselves together.

This sounds like a plan. I coated the pins in CRC Moly Grease hoping all kinds of crap won't stick to them but it's still gotta be better than rusting in place. Looks like I'll be checking these every few months.

 

[scottm]

I'm overdue for my first front pad job, best get these pins ordered. What are the pins made of? We occasionally send out parts for zinc Or chrome plate, maybe that would help.

 

[Roadking]

I know the NAPA caliper slide pins come yellow zinc coated (most replacement brake hardware is zinc coated for this purpose). I bought a set of extras in case I couldn’t get the old ones out. I took a lot of persuading but eventually they broke loose, I used a little heat (be careful around the caliper).
Chrome plating would crack even if you could get them back together.

 

[Red Dog Leader]

Just ordered 2 sets of pins from RockAuto.com

Now if I can get the brake clapping to stop.

 

[HOJeepster]

I'm having the opposite issue, my caliper pad pins keep rattling around when I drive, causing excessive noise. Any suggestions to better secure the pins? Would gorilla glue work?

 

[MikeInNH]

Would gorilla glue work?

NO...And you don't want to.

I'd look for another cause for the noise. There should be no way they are rattling enough that you can actually here them while driving. They should be able to just fit through the holes in the pads. And they should NOT be moving back and forth.

Did you grease the pins?

 

[Bftfan]

I'm having the opposite issue, my caliper pad pins keep rattling around when I drive, causing excessive noise. Any suggestions to better secure the pins? Would gorilla glue work?

No way! Never glue the caliper ins in! They're made to have some slide on them. Take 'em out and grease them up with silicone based caliper grease. I do it every spring after the terrible winters we have up here. If the pins are rusty or gunked up buy a new pair (couple $$ per side [MENTION=63218]Napa[/MENTION]) and install those. Well worth it. Good luck and hope you find a fix.