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PostPosted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 1:01 pm    Post subject: Lubricate Brake Slide Pins? Reply with quote

Not sure the correct terminology, but should one lubricate the pins that the brake pads slide on on an early WBX with the early style dual piston calipers?
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 9:58 pm    Post subject: Re: Lubricate Brake Slide Pins? Reply with quote

Yes you should.
There is special grease for it.

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2018 11:08 am    Post subject: Re: Lubricate Brake Slide Pins? Reply with quote

Steve M. wrote:
Yes you should.
There is special grease for it.

https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=2s6...KzbB0cw%3D


Ah, thanks!

I have some of that somewhere!
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2018 1:58 pm    Post subject: Re: Lubricate Brake Slide Pins? Reply with quote

I tend to buff them on the wire brush as well.
the surface gets rough over time.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2018 3:49 am    Post subject: Re: Lubricate Brake Slide Pins? Reply with quote

If the surface is rough, replace the pins. Using a wire wheel to clean the pins usually removes a lot of the plating that is protecting the metal. Without the plating the pins will rust very quickly, especially in areas where road salt is used.

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