Caliper pins grease or not?

Hi all,

I did my brakes the other day and followed the FSM. The FSM indicates where to grease with arrows. From what I recall seeing the FSM did not have arrows pointing to the slide pins. Is the FSM indicating that the slide pins should not be greased?

In the past I used silicone grease on the slide pins. I have had issues with my brakes sticking and I’ve seen notching in the slide pins. Idk if the grease was causing problems or what.

I am in California so we don’t have major issues with rust.

So yeah, right now my slide pins are not greased. Should I go grease them?

 

Always grease the slide pins. I've been using this for about 15 years and never had an issue:

$21 CRC 05359 Brake Caliper Synthetic Grease - 8 Wt Oz

Amazon.com: CRC 05359 Brake Caliper Synthetic Grease - 8 Wt Oz : Everything Else

 

Yup- put some grease on them. Not silicone though- use caliper grease.

 

Thanks I’ll grease them. I was thinking about using sil glyde which is advertised as good for slide pins.

 

If it's the sil glyde specifically made for brake parts, sure. Otherwise, just stick to a grease to designed for brake parts.

 

I do, but I find it’s just as important to make sure true pins are CLEAN. I use a wire wheel or scotch-brite pad.

Anymore, I just order new pins with the pads. Along with retaining clips.

 

And they are dirt cheap. Or at least they used to be.

 

The last set I bought came with them. But then again, I bought a whole package deal.
Front and back

 

Same, I’m working with all new OEM parts including pins and clips. Learned my lesson not to use aftermarket (centrik) garbage