I replaced the passenger side rear caliper, last fall with a reman AC Delco pro line replacement. Been getting some brake rubbing noise when pushing lightly on the brakes, so I thought I would dig into it. Lo and behold, the bottom caliper slide pin was seized, and when I finally got it out powdered rust was coming out of the hole and the pin was really rusting and pitting. For some reason when I installed the caliper, I did not bother regreasing the slide pins, as I assumed that with a new caliper, that the new pins would have been properly lubricated. It appears that there was zero grease on that bottom pin, or it was very minimal. So in the future, I will always lubricate the pins even with a new or newly rebuilt caliper.
I cleaned the pin as best I could with rust remover, 200 grit sandpaper and then metal polish, and will buy a new one shortly and change it out in the next week or two.
Now here is the strange question. The stuck pin has caused the outside pad to wear prematurely and it's almost at min thickness. So I need to replace pads as well. When I ordered the caliper I bought a loaded one that came with ceramic brake pads. So I have two AC Delco ceramic pads lying around. Would it be nuts to use them to replace just the outer pads on both sides in back so that all of the pads on both sides are even, with new ones on the outside and 1/2 worn on the insides? ( insides have wear indicator). So in effect I would have Bosch ceramic pads on the inside and AC Delco ceramic on the outside, and leaving the current two year old rotors in place. This is obviously the super cheap way to go, but I wonder if it would have any effects on braking? Otherwise, I will order new pads, and hardware and change both sides for about $50.
Yesterday though I saw options on Amazon for a kit with 2 rotors and new pads for under 70$ that included free delivery which is an amazing deal, but it seems so cheap its hard to believe. Basically they would be providing the parts for approx the delivery cost RockAuto would charge. I will look into them more.
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I cleaned the pin as best I could with rust remover, 200 grit sandpaper and then metal polish, and will buy a new one shortly and change it out in the next week or two.
Now here is the strange question. The stuck pin has caused the outside pad to wear prematurely and it's almost at min thickness. So I need to replace pads as well. When I ordered the caliper I bought a loaded one that came with ceramic brake pads. So I have two AC Delco ceramic pads lying around. Would it be nuts to use them to replace just the outer pads on both sides in back so that all of the pads on both sides are even, with new ones on the outside and 1/2 worn on the insides? ( insides have wear indicator). So in effect I would have Bosch ceramic pads on the inside and AC Delco ceramic on the outside, and leaving the current two year old rotors in place. This is obviously the super cheap way to go, but I wonder if it would have any effects on braking? Otherwise, I will order new pads, and hardware and change both sides for about $50.
Yesterday though I saw options on Amazon for a kit with 2 rotors and new pads for under 70$ that included free delivery which is an amazing deal, but it seems so cheap its hard to believe. Basically they would be providing the parts for approx the delivery cost RockAuto would charge. I will look into them more.
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