Rear brakes have started squeaking @ 20k miles

banjos-n-beer said:

Thanks yrwei52. Good stuff. As long as I don't have to mess with brake fluid while checking out the caliper pins, I think I should be all set. Just need to find a good opportunity to change out the winter tires/wheels.

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madar said:

22 ft/lbs for rear caliper bolts

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Kedis82ZE8 said:

Nope... no need to do anything but jack up & remove tire, unscrew caliper bolts, lube if needed and then tighten. Sorry don't have torque specs on hand... I know they are in a searchable thread though.

EDIT: My OEM brakes are wearing well and no noise.

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banjos-n-beer said:

Since I'm new to this, I am assuming the bolts are on the inside of the caliper? Are there bolts on there that aren't related to the caliper pins? I thought I saw a photo somewhere, but I can't locate it at the moment.

thanks again.

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banjos-n-beer said:

So those are the only two bolts holding the caliper in place? I assume you would remove and clean one bolt/pin at a time to prevent the caliper from moving/shifting?

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yrwei52 said:

Yes, you can do that way but I believe even if you remove both bolts and pins, the caliper should stay put if you're careful.. You can also use Mintex Ceratec lubricant recommended by Anchorman.

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blackcx5 said:

not too sure about the Mintex Ceratec lubricant, is this silicon based ? I think it's only available in UK, don't see any dealers in USA
has that been proven not to swell up the rubber boot ? the right thing to use is silicon based like Sil-Glyde that has been proven to be compatible with rubber.

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yrwei52 said:

I thought you'd ordered a Mintex Ceratec Lubricant recommended by Anchorman? I understand some of the brake grease although claimed rubber-safe, but still swells up the rubber given enough time. Sil-Glyde should be fine proven by many users. But I also trust Anchorman's knowledge and believe Mintex Ceratec is find too.

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banjos-n-beer said:

So those are the only two bolts holding the caliper in place? I assume you would remove and clean one bolt/pin at a time to prevent the caliper from moving/shifting?

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blackcx5 said:

yep, I got it off eBay for $3.67 shipped to USA from UK, but was only going to use it on the brake pad/piston interface and pad ears like he did. But going to stick with the Sil-glyde for the pins.

In his how-to, Anchorman mentioned we wasn't aware of Sil-glyde and was going to do more research, not saying the Ceratec won't work , just saying there's no data on it or what's the chemistry make up of it and it's compatibility with rubber boots on caliper pins.

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In video below, there's no mention of caliper pins or rubber seals,

just the brake pad backs and ears, I like the fact there's no metallic particles in it ....

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