Removing caliper sliders

marlyn · Post by **marlyn** » December 24th, 2007, 1:07 pm

Hi i am in the process of changing brake pads & discs can anyone tell me how to remove and replace the sliders on the calipers as mine seem to be jammed as i can't freely move the caliper, tried to post this on the FAQ for brakes and stuff but i could not thats why it is in here, your knowledge on this would be of great help, thanks :?

mitmaks · Post by **mitmaks** » December 24th, 2007, 6:30 pm

sliders should be secured with just a small cotter pin on the back side of the caliper. Make sure you grease it all up real good with good synthetic grease when you put it back together.

umcamara · Post by **umcamara** » December 26th, 2007, 1:46 am

The sliders are not held in with anything, hence slider. They do not come out easily however. I've found the best way is to take a 3/8 or 1/2 ratchet extension. Place one end against the end of the slider, and hammer it out. It will take a little bit, they slide in the rubber boot. Do make sure you use anti-seize when reassembling.

The slider pins are coated with zinc or something, so if you decide to sand them smooth you will remove that coating. This will cause them to rust up faster, unless you're maintaining them more often.

umcamara · Post by **umcamara** » December 26th, 2007, 1:48 am

Mitmaks was probably talking about the pad slides, but they have nothing to do with the floating of the caliper. The sliders I'm talking about are within the caliper itself.

turbulence23 · Post by **turbulence23** » December 26th, 2007, 8:06 am

check this FAQ on our dutch mx3 community site:

http://mazdamx-3.nl/techntips/howto/remklauw/index.php

most of it is in dutch, but pictures do say more then 1000 words

marlyn · Post by **marlyn** » December 26th, 2007, 11:40 am

Thanks for all your help, i can now remove the sliders :D

mitmaks · Post by **mitmaks** » December 26th, 2007, 4:35 pm

umcamara wrote:Mitmaks was probably talking about the pad slides, but they have nothing to do with the floating of the caliper. The sliders I'm talking about are within the caliper itself.

ya, thats what I thought. You should be able to remove them with a socket on a ratchet. make sure you grease all of the sliding components anyways.