Rear Brake Caliper shield

[CToney]

My dad just had to replace brake shoes and rotors on the rear of his truck. We do a lot of driving on gravel roads. The stones wore away at the rubbers that protect the bolts that the calipers slide on and they seized. The shop where he had it fixed at said there were shields available to protect the calipers. Has anyone had this trouble before? We are going to get shields put in place and I will change my bolts and rubbers so I don't have any trouble.

 

[DPashko]

its a huge problem driving on gravel or mud. the sheilds do help by protecting the rubbers but do not totaly fix the problem. If you drive in mud after sheilds are repalced the pins/slides will seize up on the the other side of the caliper. I remedied this somewhat by honing out the holes in the calipers where the rubbers go through to give more tolerence so when the mud builds up in there the slides can still work. I have gotten alot more mileage out of my pads and rotors, but do check on a regular basis and wash the rear calipers off with a garden hose after driving in muddy conditions.