So I was reading my Haynes manual real quick yesterday, its in the car now so no I can't get it, about changing the brake pads. Is all that stuff about greasing up contact areas really important, never have before on other cars without any negative results, wondering if maybe there was something special about the RX-7 brakes.

Ben

 

ive never greased anything up when changeing my brakes and im still stoping?
the wedge style brake my be old but i recon its 10X faster to change..

 

You'll definitely want to grease the caliper sliders, and clean the rotors with brake cleaner spray. But that's it as far as I can think of at 4:30am lol. BTW, use Hawk pads, they're worth their weight in gold!

 

having a dad who used to be a Mazda tech is always helpfull ...

he says

yes greasing the CORRECT areas on the callipers is worth it, you'll thank yourself for doing it when your brakes are still in top condition next time you come to change the pads

he said that he also used to clean the contact areas up with a few light passes of a file just to remove corrosion, and that you want to ensure that the caliper slides are nicely polished and clean before greasing them up and putting them back

As usual its the attention to detail that makes for a good job

 

you definately want to grease the slider or else when you brake it might not slide and you would then experience uneven pad wear.

 

Thanks guys, will be sure to clean and grease sliders, soon as I figure out what they are, but then that is indeed in the manual and I just have to get the car apart and I'm sure it will be evident.

 

the sliders are just small metal bars.....

when you unbolt the caliper by the bolt on the bottom, the entire caliper will pivot up and off of a metal "pin". this is the slider. i also grease the smooth end of the bolt too, i dont know if its necessary or not.