2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission Brake caliper grease question

[wlowe]

I recall reading a post which stated that you could grease the brake caliper pins without removing the wheels or calipers. Excuse my ignorance but if anyone has done it or knows how to do it could you please explain. I'm assuming that all you do is remove each pin individualy, grease, replace, then do the next pin. Can the pins be greased without removing them? Anyone know what the pin torque is?



Thanks,

Bill

 

[B.G. Smith]

Pins

Yes, you have to remove each pin to lube it, the torque shown in manual is 38 ft. pounds. bg

 

[y-knot]

Before you set off to pull the pins you otta give EGR a call, they have some really nice high temp brake grease for arround $9. 00. Good stuff.

 

[Steve Campbell]

If you try to grease them without taking the caliper off....

be sure not to put any grease "inside" the rubber sleeve. If you do grease in there and push the bolt back in... you could get the grease on the caliper.



It is actually easy to remove the caliper and then you could lube the "bosses" that it slides on with copper anti-seeze at the same time.

 

[kscheffler]

Steve..

I found this in the archieves and I want to grease these pins this weekend. So if I remove the bolts one at a time and apply grease to the bolt I will be okay? Steve when you say lube the bosses are you talking about the bushing inside the boot seal? It sounds like the way these bolts/bushings work that the caliper bushing is moving back and forth on the caliper bolt and that is the surface that needs to be lubricated. ONe last question can I remove the boss, which I think is the bushing with out removing the seal? Sorry to ask so many questions I have not done this before and don't want to screw it up. Any input from anyone would be appreciated. Merry Christmas... . kts

 

[Steve Campbell]

Kscheffler.....

"So if I remove the bolts one at a time and apply grease to the bolt I will be okay?"..... It will be OK, but be very "ginger" about how much lube you get "in front" of the pin because the hole the bolt screws into is open on the other end and the excess grease could wind up on the Rotor (sorry, last post I mis-spoke and said caliper).

..... they should be lubed with "Syl-glide" (NAPA) or some similar product.



"Steve when you say lube the bosses are you talking about the bushing inside the boot seal?"... . No I was refering to the steel, groved, "slides" thatkeep the caliper in its proper position once the brakes are applied. The Pins are there to allow the caliper to slide in and out, these are to keep the caliper from going round and round wuth the rotor.

..... they should be lubed with anti-sieze



"It sounds like the way these bolts/bushings work that the caliper bushing is moving back and forth on the caliper bolt and that is the surface that needs to be lubricated. "..... The ouside surface of the bushing is what needs to be lubed with the syl-glide. It moves/slides in the "Hard rubber" bushing that fits in the caliper.



"ONe last question can I remove the boss, which I think is the bushing with out removing the seal?"... . The "boss" is part of the front hub assembly. You can remover the caliper from the truck with relative ease. Removing the "boss" would be rather dificult and is not necessary. I am not quite understanding your question about the seal



It looks harder than it actually is... just dive in and you will do fine. Pretty self explanatory how it comes apart and goes together once you get started. Good luck and Merry Christmas.

 

[Joe G.]

I have had good luck with Sta-Lube Hi-Temp Disk Brake bearing grease that NAPA sells. I used Sil-Glide for a while but it did not appear to stand up to the heat as well as it should. I exchanged e-mails with Sam Peterson about it before deciding to change from Sil-Glide to this stuff. That was some time ago. I've got about 70K miles on the pads now. They are about half worn and still stop straight. Lubing the pins and caliper slide areas is part of my service procedure when I change oil.

 

[Steve Campbell]

Thanks Joe (and Sam Peterson)....

I will switch to that product instead..... and use up the sil-glide on the door weather striping.