Since I have started using the Permatex ceramic extreme lube I have not had a sticking caliper slide again or pads stuck in the bracket. Ontario winters are very hard on brake parts.
Is this the orange can or purple can?Since I have started using the Permatex ceramic extreme lube I have not had a sticking caliper slide again or pads stuck in the bracket. Ontario winters are very hard on brake parts.
Agreed. My brand new cars after 5k miles its was bone dry.The factory toyota pin grease dries and causes the pins to stick often, their lithium based grease is some of the worst for slide pins
Don't techs working at shops clean and lubricate those pins as part of normal brake service? [/QUOTE said:I always did. I also found out I could make the same amount of money, with a WAY better work schedule and less stress by not being a dealer tech so….
Fully agree with your comments. It doesn't better the situation as adults that would enjoy being auto techs, or who currently are, move onto other areas as the pay/ reimbursement for techs is out of alignment with the professional job they are doing, along with the physical and environmental conditions.
A router technician/IT professional like can make 2-3x annually what a dealer auto tech can make, with much better working conditions and fully predictable base income. The result of poor overall pay for the risk/ reward of a professional auto technician likely migrates to many of the good techs moving onto other professions. So, who gets hired to fill in those dealer auto tech vacancies?
A lot of this depends on the person doing it. What they learned from the “master tech ” “A” tech” “grand dad” “pops” “uncle Joe” or whom ever taught/trained them.
If the guy that showed them when they started working on vehicles used x voodoo juice then likely that kid is gonna use that same method for quite a long part of their career, right or wrong. Not many people are gonna be researching every exact chemical, lube, etc for every certain job. They are going to go with whatever they know.
I think the general public and here thinks most auto technicians go through some exhausting training process with a majority of the scenarios presented to them and once they can pass that they move up to the next level
This is hardly the facts. Some hiring folks are looking for a body with a tool box get either thrown into the shop alone day one or with someone else for a couple weeks and then sink or swim.
@The Critic is silicone paste like the 3M acceptable to use in these said Toyota pins or is the lithium Toyota stuff the only thing that should be used ? Thanks
Not sure I am grasping your comment? Are you implying it is not uncommon for dealer techs not ASE certified and/ or tech school/ manufacturer trained?who gets dealer tech jobs? guys who bounce from dealer to dealer or guys who used to wash cars and are offered the chance at better pay and a free set of tools.
Not sure I am grasping your comment? Are you implying dealer techs may not be ASE certified and/ or tech school trained?
Pads start dragging on my truck after a couple years it seems. Now I periodically keep track of how fast it slows down when I let off the throttle. Had the same issue towing my trailer. Those springs that hold the shoes together break and you end up just dragging the pads/shoes.Must be a regional issue. The stuff holds up very well out here.
With my truck being a diesel I never hear that metal squealer tab thingy.PSA - if at all possible, early in the vehicles life, remove the rotor retaining screws, put some anti-seize on them and re-install. You or your mechanic will thank you later on. I'm thinking @AutoMechanic or @Trav would love you.
I just did the rear rotors/pads on my '17 Accord with 99k on it. They hadn't been touched in the 50k I've had it. I have the Vessel Megadora Impact Screwdriver with the correct JIS #3 tip. Those things did NOT want to move with multiple hits to it with hand sledge. I used some heat around the screw on rotor and then a shot of cold (Air duster can upside down) on the screw. A spray of the Gibbs Penetrant before/during after. 2 more shots with the Vessel and hand sledge, they came loose. Reinstalled after with copper anti-seize.
Fronts got a pad swap but I did the rotor screws also. They were stuck the same.
I did the screws on the '19 Pilot last year with about 45k on it. They all came out with only a couple hits on the Vessel.
Loosening and reinstall on those screws will be part of my 2x yearly winter tire swap.
None of my pads hit the low pad squeal sensor. All four wheels were like this, squeal was imminent. Raybestos Element 3 rotors on rear and Raybestos Element 3 pads all around went on.
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I think it should be done annually imoPeriodic caliper pin clean and lube goes a long way.
If you mean the brake shoe return springs, why are they breaking after just a couple years? They usually last for multiple brake jobs. Do you drive through salt water?Pads start dragging on my truck after a couple years it seems. Now I periodically keep track of how fast it slows down when I let off the throttle. Had the same issue towing my trailer. Those springs that hold the shoes together break and you end up just dragging the pads/shoes.
PSA - if at all possible, early in the vehicles life, remove the rotor retaining screws, put some anti-seize on them and re-install.
No salt but I did get 5 years until they broke. Still had pad left. Dexter axle sells these springs by themselves, they're only like $5If you mean the brake shoe return springs, why are they breaking after just a couple years? They usually last for multiple brake jobs. Do you drive through salt water?
Here in sunny CA the mild weather is easy on vehicles. But a few minutes on each caliper every couple years offers peace of mind and keeps your brakes working well. It also allows me time to order replacement parts ahead of time and to plan installation.I think it should be done annually imo
Pads? First you mentioned shoes,No salt but I did get 5 years until they broke. Still had pad left. Dexter axle sells these springs by themselves, they're only like $5
Brake pads are used in disc brake systems, shoes are used in drum brake systems. Two completely different things with different hardware.Those springs that hold the shoes together break and you end up just dragging the pads/shoes.