I've read that the caliper pins can sometimes get stuck. Will I get new pins with a new caliper or are those separate?

Second question is what type of grease do I need to lube them (and prevent them from seizing)? If silicone grease is what I need, is "dielectric grease" the same as standard silicone grease?

Truck is a 2002 F250 super duty 4WD extended cab.

 

You can get new pins & brackets with your calipers for only a few dollars extra. You'll want to use this: Specialty Lubricants - Brakes : Permatex® CeramicExtreme Brake PartsLubricant

 

1. You can get a complete caliper set with pins and bracket, or not.

2. Permatex high temperature ceramic brake grease. Not cheap, but the best.

3. Do NOT use any kind of standard grease (silicone or not), and do NOT use dielectric grease... these are different greases and will not hold up to the extremely high temperatures your brake system can generate.

 

One-handed typing slowed me down, Capt.

 

Just ordered a 8oz bottle of the Permetex, thanks.

Can I use aftermarket calipers & brackets? I try to go Ford with anything that has bad reviews on the parts sites. Calipers and rotors aren't cheap. I am not hauling heavy stuff regularly if at all.

 

OE pads last a long time. I'm a fan of EBCs Yellow Stuff pads.... Opinions though

 

What about calipers?

 

I started a thread last week about calipers. From what I gathered, NAPA remans with metal pistons are a good choice, but make sure you ask for the metal pistons. If you don't, you may end up with phenolic pistons.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-brackets.html

For rotors & pads, this is what I did, and I'm liking them so far:

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...too-cheap.html

I'm sure you can find better threads on these topics, but because I started them, I could find them quickly. Hope this helps.

 

So there are two size rotors/calipers availalbe for our trucks.

1) Front; 4WD; From 3/22/99, w/13" Dia. Rotor, w/4.30 or Numerically Lower Axle Ratio Only;
2) Front; 4WD; From 3/22/99, w/14.5" Dia. Rotor, w/4.88 or 5.38 Axle Ratio Only;

Without taking the wheel and rotor off to measure, how could I find out what ratio front axle I have?

 

You'll have the smaller diameter rotor.

 

X2. The larger diameter is found on F450 & F550 etc. Most of the parts houses will add confusion to the issue.