Rear caliper slide pin replacement boot installation

[PGW7]

Hello all. I had a dragging outer brake pad and now have new pads and rotors to install and new boots. I'm normally quite resourceful in working things out however I've just wasted hours trying to install the new boots. I've applied a little grease and have tried installing from both ends to no avail.

Can anyone help?

 

[99WhiteC5Coupe]

Hello all. I had a dragging outer brake pad and now have new pads and rotors to install and new boots. I'm normally quite resourceful in working things out however I've just wasted hours trying to install the new boots. I've applied a little grease and have tried installing from both ends to no avail.

Can anyone help?

You should post the year, make, model and trim line of your vehicle - in case there is year-specific information to be provided.

 

[PGW7]

2009 Eddie Bauer

 

[Frank Wilson]

I was just about to replace the slides on the rears. I'm glad I passed and clear up the pins and slides.

If I did pull them, I figured a Dremel would be needed for clean-up

 

[99WhiteC5Coupe]

I was just about to replace the slides on the rears. I'm glad I passed and clear up the pins and slides.

If I did pull them, I figured a Dremel would be needed for clean-up

Often brake caliper slide pins have a special coating to prevent corrosion. If you use a metal brush / Dremel too, you may remove the coating and cause quicker corrosion.

If may be prudent to replace the pins if they are suspect.

 

[Yupster Dog]

Often brake caliper slide pins have a special coating to prevent corrosion.

You can get the pins and boots in a kit for only a couple dollars more than just the boots.

If I did pull them, I figured a Dremel would be needed for clean-up

 

[max78]

You can get motorcraft pins that come with boots real cheap, like $10 or so last I remember.

The pins are zinc plated steal so use some steel wool or scotch bright (kitchen sponge) to clean them up without removing the coating. I also used polishing compound on a rag and spun all of mine in a drill until they were a mirror finish. I put a liberal amount of permatex purple caliper grease on them and they slide fantastic. We are in a very dry climate so I don't have rust to worry about here.

 

[Frank Wilson]

Often brake caliper slide pins have a special coating to prevent corrosion. If you use a metal brush / Dremel too, you may remove the coating and cause quicker corrosion.

If may be prudent to replace the pins if they are suspect.

Late to reply.
I was referring to the hole in the caliper body that the slide insert goes into.

 

[diwhy]

In response to the original question regarding guide pin boot installation, what worked for me was inserting a 13mm deep-well socket into the boot, lubricating the caliper and the boot, then using the leverage provided by the socket, pushing the boot into and through the caliper body. I switched to a 12mm deep-well socket at the very end to get the boot fully installed.