Caliper Slide Pins
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Caliper Slide Pins
I have searched and searched with no real success to this agonizing question:
Which front brake caliper slide pin goes to the top and bottom? They are interchangeable. One has a small rubber bushing on the end, the other does not. I have found answers on other makes of cars, but it does no good to me if their caliper is on the rearward side of the knuckle vs. the forward side.
My '07 HHR has the calipers on the front side of the knuckle, while other make/models are on the rear side, so just saying the rubber bushed pin goes on top is not logical.
I am pretty sure I put mine in the way they came out, but after a friend posed this question to me, I am going crazy to find out the truth.
Also, what is wrong with the over the counter grease for lubing the pins? Is it really neccessary to by the OEM lube from the dealer?
Can anyone help here?
Which front brake caliper slide pin goes to the top and bottom? They are interchangeable. One has a small rubber bushing on the end, the other does not. I have found answers on other makes of cars, but it does no good to me if their caliper is on the rearward side of the knuckle vs. the forward side.
My '07 HHR has the calipers on the front side of the knuckle, while other make/models are on the rear side, so just saying the rubber bushed pin goes on top is not logical.
I am pretty sure I put mine in the way they came out, but after a friend posed this question to me, I am going crazy to find out the truth.
Also, what is wrong with the over the counter grease for lubing the pins? Is it really neccessary to by the OEM lube from the dealer?
Can anyone help here?
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I have searched and searched with no real success to this agonizing question:
Which front brake caliper slide pin goes to the top and bottom? They are interchangeable. One has a small rubber bushing on the end, the other does not. I have found answers on other makes of cars, but it does no good to me if their caliper is on the rearward side of the knuckle vs. the forward side.
My '07 HHR has the calipers on the front side of the knuckle, while other make/models are on the rear side, so just saying the rubber bushed pin goes on top is not logical.
I am pretty sure I put mine in the way they came out, but after a friend posed this question to me, I am going crazy to find out the truth.
Also, what is wrong with the over the counter grease for lubing the pins? Is it really neccessary to by the OEM lube from the dealer?
Can anyone help here?
Which front brake caliper slide pin goes to the top and bottom? They are interchangeable. One has a small rubber bushing on the end, the other does not. I have found answers on other makes of cars, but it does no good to me if their caliper is on the rearward side of the knuckle vs. the forward side.
My '07 HHR has the calipers on the front side of the knuckle, while other make/models are on the rear side, so just saying the rubber bushed pin goes on top is not logical.
I am pretty sure I put mine in the way they came out, but after a friend posed this question to me, I am going crazy to find out the truth.
Also, what is wrong with the over the counter grease for lubing the pins? Is it really neccessary to by the OEM lube from the dealer?
Can anyone help here?
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