caliper guide pins
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Try WD40 or the like and you might as well just grab them with pliers, vice grips or whatever to pry them loose. They are supposed to be greased and free so your caliper stays centered on rotor. Maybe try some heat/torch just propane I mean to expand the metal.
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Mine siezed up. Just place it in a vice and use a torch to heat up the pin/caliper bracket. You might need to readjust several times in a vice and use a wrench on the slide pin.. But it will work its way out.
good luck,
Steven
good luck,
Steven
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You should get the updated pins. It's the lower one that usually causes the grief, and they changed it with a rubber bushing on the end.
Part # 2C3Z-2C150-AA
Check out Guzzle's web page for pics at: http://guzzle.rbmicro.com/cu.html
Austin
Part # 2C3Z-2C150-AA
Check out Guzzle's web page for pics at: http://guzzle.rbmicro.com/cu.html
Austin
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Just got to love this site. After reading Guzzler's install page and his discussion about the slight pulsation when coming to a stop, I ordered a set of these updated pins. My truck does the same thing so I'm hoping this fixes it as well. If not, at least I have new pins, freshly greased. I ordered from Powerstrokeshop.com just now and the total was 41.78 shipped.
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I was having problems with the pulsation and was cleaning and greasing my pins every other month. The lower pin was always getting corroded and hanging up and the pads would start wearing at an angle and vibrations would follow. I would always cuss the design and the lower pin thinking Ford should of thought this out better. Do the clean and grease and move on.
Then one day I was checking out Guzzle's needle bearing service and I saw that new pins. I was so stoked... No worries since.
This place is the best. There are other sites on the web that are similar, but the guys here are hands down the best anywhere. You won't find people this friendy anywhere else, and the trolls aren't tolerated and get run off.
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Then one day I was checking out Guzzle's needle bearing service and I saw that new pins. I was so stoked... No worries since.
This place is the best. There are other sites on the web that are similar, but the guys here are hands down the best anywhere. You won't find people this friendy anywhere else, and the trolls aren't tolerated and get run off.
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I lost a caliper mounting bracket due to a frozen pin. I tried hitting it, penetrating oil, a torch, and then i gave up. The other day i seen it sitting on the bench and decided to try and drill it out for the hell of it since i already got a new bracket and i was just gonna throw the old one out anyways..Yup destroyed it.
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Yea the frozen one on mine is the upper pin. the lower one came right out like it is suppose to. I'm taking it to work tonight and heating it up and seeing what I can do.
Jonh where you able to just buy the bracket? I am hoping they are not going to make me buy the caliper to.
Jonh where you able to just buy the bracket? I am hoping they are not going to make me buy the caliper to.
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I actually had it sitting around when i bought a used front axle, it had the brakes on it so i just swapped out all the brakes from that setup. I think the only place you are going to find that bracket is from Fords.
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Originally Posted by DragnBotm
Yea the frozen one on mine is the upper pin. the lower one came right out like it is suppose to. I'm taking it to work tonight and heating it up and seeing what I can do.
Jonh where you able to just buy the bracket? I am hoping they are not going to make me buy the caliper to.
Jonh where you able to just buy the bracket? I am hoping they are not going to make me buy the caliper to.
good luck,
Steven
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Originally Posted by RedDragon
I had mine freeze up in the back. It caused so much heat before I could get it off that the caliper pistions crumbled into pieces when I did pry it off.
They say the newer phenolic ones are better than the older ones because of better resins and manufacturing processes.
Who knows what to believe anymore.
I've always bought steel piston replacement calipers and have had good luck.
Old habits die hard I guess.
Austin
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