Frozen slider pin on right rear...what to do?

[SilverSHO]

I got my front brakes done easily enough, but one of the slider pins in the right rear brake assembly is frozen securely in place, and a liberal soaking of WD-40 didn't even faze it. The other pin started moving without WD-40, but took a lot of working back and forth. The frozen pin won't move at all, and it's starting to twist around and bend slightly, so I laid off before I snapped it. How can I get this damn thing to move without breaking it (or anything else)? cuss cuss

 

[Xs SHO 1]

save a headache and spend about $20 or so and get a new caliper bracket, includes new slider pins....

 

[EHBOY]

No!!! I disagree! Go to your local autoparts store, or even WalMart and pick up a can of PB Blaster (Yellow Cap and a crap load of writing on the side of the can.) Spray the heck out of it, let it soak for 10 min or so. Put the bracket in a vise, or hold it really tight and then whack the top of the pin (with hammer) until it moves downward. Next grap some Vise grips on the flat edges of the head of the pin and shimmy the pin side to side while pulling.the pin will come out within 5min or so. Apply anti-seize to the pin and inside the hole before re-assembly. I do this all of the time when i do brake jobs.

~Shaun

beer wink beer

 

[jelloslug]

Go get a new one. If it's rusted in place the pin and the bore are damaged, and the little rubber bellows are messed up anyway (how else did they get rusted) so you need new ones. Its a well spent $20.

 

[SilverSHO]

Thanks for the help, you guys. thumb

Found 'em on Fordpartsnetwork.com for $24.99 each.

 

[Xs SHO 1]

u can get them at ur local parts store, slightly cheaper or the same price....

 

[Xs SHO 1]

EHBOY:
No!!! I disagree! Go to your local autoparts store, or even WalMart and pick up a can of PB Blaster (Yellow Cap and a crap load of writing on the side of the can.) Spray the heck out of it, let it soak for 10 min or so. Put the bracket in a vise, or hold it really tight and then whack the top of the pin (with hammer) until it moves downward. Next grap some Vise grips on the flat edges of the head of the pin and shimmy the pin side to side while pulling.the pin will come out within 5min or so. Apply anti-seize to the pin and inside the hole before re-assembly. I do this all of the time when i do brake jobs.

~Shaun

beer wink beer

u dont want anti-seize on the pins. it uses brake grease....

 

[EHBOY]

Sorry Guys, sometimes i forget that i'm a penny pinching college student... 20.00 x2 makes quite the difference to me... thats almost a K&N filter! I've always performed this the way i've described, in fact so has my grandfather who's been a mechanic for 50 years. I've never had any problems... thus, for me, I can't justify spending on new ones. Though, New is almost always better anyways! Right? thumb

 

[jelloslug]

The main reason I would not suggest just freeing them up and re-greasing is that the rubber bellows are usually damaged. If money is tight (I know how that can be ) you can get just the pins for $10 a pair and they come with new bellows and grease.

 

[MilTownSHO]

The same thing happened to me, I took it up to my work (Ford) and they heated it up and popped it out for me! Then I found out it was pointless cause neither of my rear brakes are getting fluid... cry