Seized Brake Sliders ....

[CraigIson]

2001 SC430

45K (Ish miles)

Front disks and pads changed about 38K at main dealers and since, creak/crack sounds come from them when brakes are applied and when turning manoeuvring with brakes applied. Its doesn't happen all the time. Usually when the brakes are warm.

Took it back to the dealer and had them check it out, Slider pins were a bit sticky so they lubed them up and it cured it ... 1000 or so miles later and its back ... New caliper holder and pin time?

Thanks

[steve2006]

The caliper bracket holes don't wear but the pins do, I would go for replacement pins and also check if there are any rubber bushes fitted on them and replace those too (not the concertina bellows but bushes that actually fit on the sliding pins).

I used to use moly grease on mine but now changed to Red Rubber Grease which seems to last between services.

I also found cleaning out the holes in the caliper bracket of old grease with cotton bubs and some solvent helped.

[CraigIson]

Cheers buddy. Its only started happening since i had the disks and pads changed last year .... Its bloody annoying everytime you apply the brakes! :(

I guess the pins have worn and will probably need new ones (seeing as its come back after being cleaned out etc last time). Im going to be painting the callipers soon, so ill be trying to sort this problem out at the same time.

thanks for your help :)