freelandie71

Active Member

• Oct 27, 2013

• #1

I need a new caliper carrier, as my drivers side brake squeals when slowly rolling. The guide pin in that brake does not slide any more. I got a new Oem guide pins set but when going to insert new pin it was tight. Passenger side was fine. So my question it when I site selling these things say RH or LH from which point is it from?. Driver seat position or outside looking at the car.

 

bukko

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Full Member

• Oct 27, 2013

• #2

Left=nearside, Right=offside shurely??

 

jamesmartin

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• Oct 27, 2013

• #3

bukko said:

Left=nearside, Right=offside shurely??

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exactly

 

Barry6690

Active Member

• Oct 27, 2013

• #4

When I fitted New pins to mine, they were tight, cleaned the holes with WD40 and a copper brush out of my rifle box, lots of copper grease works brilliant.

 

Spacemonkey...

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• Oct 27, 2013

• #5

Shouldn't use copper grease on brake sliding pins- use the correct rubber grease or silicon grease. Copper grease will cause the rubber gaiters to swell and let water in and then rust will begin. Again...

 

freelandie71

Active Member

• Oct 27, 2013

• #6

Spacemonkey... said:

Shouldn't use copper grease on brake sliding pins- use the correct rubber grease or silicon grease. Copper grease will cause the rubber gaiters to swell and let water in and then rust will begin. Again...

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Thanks for the replies. Cleaned out the hole and put in the grease that came with the pins. The caliper slides freely once the pin is in then after a while it stiffens up again.

 

Spacemonkey...

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• Oct 28, 2013

• #7

IIRC you get a little sachet of red rubber grease? I did mine on the L series I had before. I've also had to do 4 Pajeros all round as previous people had used copper grease and it knurdled the rubber seals. I've done it myself many times before, but not any more!

 

freelandie71

Active Member

• Oct 28, 2013

• #8

Spacemonkey... said:

IIRC you get a little sachet of red rubber grease? I did mine on the L series I had before. I've also had to do 4 Pajeros all round as previous people had used copper grease and it knurdled the rubber seals. I've done it myself many times before, but not any more!

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I got a sachet of grease with the kit with TRW on it but it was white. Whole kit was in a land rover box. I am thinking that the carrier hole has had it. I have looked at it twice now.

 

Last edited: Oct 28, 2013