Hey guys,
I have the most annoying issue with the rear calipers on my RX.
I'l cut to the chase rather than going down the long story route :)
The half of the rear brake caliper that is floating, and is connected to the sliding pins rattles about like hell when going over rough surfaces, which is pretty much 90% of the roads where I live ;)
I can physically grab the inside part of the caliper, and feel it clicking it up and down, albeit just a couple of millimeters.
I have replaced the slide pins for brand new ones thinking they were worn, but it made no difference.
I even replaced the damn caliper brackets which contain the slide holes that the pins actually slide into - nope, made no difference.
New pins, and new caliper bracket, and I have the same issue!
It's 100% the pins because when I grease them up liberally, the rattling goes away.
However, a few days later after the grease has "settled" or squeezed out, the noise starts to come back, and just gets ever louder until I take the pins out and regrease them up again ..
What the hell is going on?
I totally appreciate that if left alone for 18 months so they start to seize up again, the noise will probably go away, but this can't be normal, as they don;t do this when new right?
Anyone that can solve this for me, will be given a virtual pint! as I'm going mad trying to solve it .
Pigsy ..