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Any tips and tricks for an air locked slide pin? As in, I push it in and it pops right back out? It’s the rubber sleeved one so the air is trapped in the bore not the boot.
I tried shimmying it and rotating it for at least a half an hour with the boot pulled down. Even tried lodging a pick in there to angle the pin as it slid. Finally got it to within a few mm of the caliper’s resting position after all of that and decided to run it but there’s still decent pressure exerted on the pads. Checked it again after a long test drive, hoping the caliper motion would burp it but it’s still firmly there.
I used super lube silicone with PTFE for the slides. I experimented with cleaning out the bore and using a lot less lube but no luck.
I am wondering if the rubber sleeve loosened up over time and isn’t allowing a gap. I have a new OEM pin on order from Nissan so hopefully that does the trick but always curious to learn tips and tricks in case it doesn’t.
I tried shimmying it and rotating it for at least a half an hour with the boot pulled down. Even tried lodging a pick in there to angle the pin as it slid. Finally got it to within a few mm of the caliper’s resting position after all of that and decided to run it but there’s still decent pressure exerted on the pads. Checked it again after a long test drive, hoping the caliper motion would burp it but it’s still firmly there.
I used super lube silicone with PTFE for the slides. I experimented with cleaning out the bore and using a lot less lube but no luck.
I am wondering if the rubber sleeve loosened up over time and isn’t allowing a gap. I have a new OEM pin on order from Nissan so hopefully that does the trick but always curious to learn tips and tricks in case it doesn’t.