Front caliper sliders

Hi all. When changing a drop link at the weekend I noticed that the brake where wearing down unevenly. So after an inspection the bottom slider had stiffened up. I manage to tap it out and found that the grease had gone hard, so cleaned it up. For now I put copper grease in and slides fine. Will this grease be ok or should I be using another type.

On another note I now need new brake pads. Go for genuine and green stuff?. Marty

i replaced mine there pritty cheap

usually buy cheap pay twice I use mintex

i mean cheap as not to expensive compared to most thing that fook up on a freelander

I had a similar problems. I bought LR new ones and they came with some grease. Link below. I found that the rubber tube on the end of the pin started to allow the pin to move through it, which meant the wider part of the pin went in the tube, and it all got stuck in the guide pin hole. Hence buying new pins and realising just how bad my old ones were.

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f9/fornt-brake-lower-guide-pin-stuck-191397.html

copperslip will bake and go hard once its heated up a little. i know people put it all over brakeparts but its not a good idea on the sliders.

courierdude said:

copperslip will bake and go hard once its heated up a little. i know people put it all over brakeparts but its not a good idea on the sliders.

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Less is more

All over brake parts :screaming_bug_eye_f :jaw: :faint2: :crazy: :clock:

I always use CV joint grease in the slides. The Freelander uses a rubber anti squeak section one slide, with age the rubber swells causing sticking. I swap to the Rover slides as they don't have the rubber section.

Thanks for the replies. For what the price is ill get I new set of pins. As I now need new pads as a result of the uneven ware ill give them a bit of a service while I am at it. Thanks guys.

Nodge68 said:

I always use CV joint grease in the slides. The Freelander uses a rubber anti squeak section one slide, with age the rubber swells causing sticking. I swap to the Rover slides as they don't have the rubber section.

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From which Rover model are your slides?

JRNORWAY said:

From which Rover model are your slides?

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I've got ZS180 slides in my Freelander but I'm sure that they are all the same size. I tend to do away with all the anti rattle shims on the pads too as long term they cause binding.