The GSL rear end I just installed in my 85'GS had been sitting outside for a number of years. Although the rubber boots were in good shape, one of the slide pins (is that what there called?) on the caliper got a little rusty and was frozen. I managed to losen it up and oil it, but now I'm wondering if I'm going to have problems down the road. I made sure that it would slide, but the caliper did not slide nearly as easily as the one from the other side.

Over time I guess one pad will wear out quicker if the caliper gets stuck again. What can I do to make sure it doesn't get frozen again?


Today was my first chance to get some seat time after having swapped out the rearend to LSP, all new brakes, Hawk HPS pads, RB spgs and Bars, poly bushngs, RB muffler, SS lines. So many chgs all at once, and we had the first real rain since April. I kept clear or the innocent, banzai'd around hills, LSP is sweet on the drift!

 

i would sand the slide pin with some fine grit sandpaper and clean it well and re-grease it. make sure it is smooth. also check to make sure it isnt bent or warped.

 

Yes, you should "lightly" sand the pins with a fine grit sand paper. Make sure you get all the rust off. A trick that I do when doing brakes is I put plumbers grease on the slide pins. It repels water and lasts a long time. You can buy a tube of it at True Value. It works great.

Mike

 

Thanks for that advice.
I'll go ahead and do that before it turns into a problem for the new pads.

 

For me, brakes are too important to put with even minor problems. As for calipers, I tend to replace rather than repair.