Brake Question

[Dennis Smink]

Are the areas I've circled the anchor plate pins? If not where are they? Where else do you have to apply grease?



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[Kevin Palmer]

Yep, that is them. They should be removed from the caliper support bracket, cleaned if need be, greased, slid back in and make sure the boots are sealed as they are right now...

 

[Michael Cacioppo]

When removing caliper protect the brake lines by securing the unit so that the brake lines do not have the caliper weight on them.

 

[tom buczkowski]

I also extend the pistons and clean and grease them,it must work because I got 63k miles from the last set of front pads on my 01 4x4!

 

[scott degroot]

by Tom B,8/8/2008 17:37 PT



I also extend the pistons and clean and grease them,it must work because I got 63k miles from the last set of front pads on my 01 4x4!

I don't recommend doing that, the only thing the grease will do is make all the brake dust and whatever else is floating around out there adhere itself to the piston. These should be kept clean and dry, after all that is what the dust boot is for that goes around the piston

 

[Dennis Smink]

Thanks guys! Is that the only thing that gets greased? This is the first time I'm going to attempt a brake pad change.