Hello! So while replacing my front rotors and brake pads, I discovered that one of the caliper guide pins in the passenger side bracket was seized. Instead of going through the hell of using a torch or penetrating fluid, I decided to just get a new bracket with new guide pins. My only problem now is, how do I properly put it together? Check out the photos below - I have a gold and silver guide pin which appears to have different ends and two little rubber boots (which I heard are bushings that go inside the bracket where the guide pins go). Is one pin designated for the bottom and the other the top? For the big rubber boots, do I have to force it in just enough so it sits in the hole? Thanks to all who reply!

 

 

 

Dont forget to lube those pins with a high temp synthetic brake caliper grease. The caliper grease is expensive, regular grease just cant handle the heat.

 

Good Synthetic caliper pin grease is less than $2. for a small package. It's more than enough to do the front pins & abutment brackets etc. Cleaning the old grease out is the key step tho, since one grease may NOT be compatable with another. Do it once & do it right.

 

IF you don't have this assembled already...

Ideally, you would have positioned the caliper pin with the bushing at the front. (Have raced with it reversed. Might not be a huge deal). And, yeah, use high-temp grease. The boots just pop on, and it should be straight-forward otherwise, I think.