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Hello all. I recently took one of my calipers and rotors off to fix a rattle. I cleaned the caliper bracket and the sliding pins, and I did not lubricate them as the Bently instructs. Some DIY's that I just found recommend using anti sieze as a lubricant on the 2 pins and where the caliper slides on the bracket. What is the Mafia's thoughts on this? Is the lubricant a good thing that will promote even brake wear, or will it attract dirt and cause parts to bind? Thanks
Ed
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I've never used any lubricant on those parts before. They always seemed to move fine for me. Personally, unless they were sticking, I'd leave them alone.
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The caliper slide pins should be lubricated.
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Bentley specifically says not to lubricate. I also found that lubricating it creates a huge mess, as I had to deal with this past Sunday. When I did the brakes on the E30 way back when, I didn't lube the pins and it was fine.Originally Posted by danewilson77
So, I'm no longer sure which bit of info to believe as now there's conflicting info...
What would you lubricate it with, DW? Any particular product? I would think it would have to be a product that wouldn't allow the pins to come loose...
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Mmm...wonder what truth is here.
I usually lubricate the pins with a black lithium grease. Super thin sheen film of grease. NOT the threads.
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I always lubricate my other cars' caliper slide pins, with application specific high temp caliper grease:
Any yes, always only on metal-to-metal contact points, never threads.
If the Bentley specifically says not to, though, I'd tend to believe that for BMW calipers anyway.
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I've never lubed caliper pins.
Just clean them up real well.
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Well maybe I will get in there this weekend and clean them up. Just curious as to what the Bentley really says.
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I always lubricate pins ,and pad to carrier contact with "antiseize". It definetly will not hurt anything. As far as metal to metal contact, lube will ease the operation. As long as you dont use too much, it will not create a mess or collect debris.
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Well, maybe I won't then.
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