Rear Brakes

[605Jake123]

While changing my rear brakes this weekend i noticed only the inside pads were getting used. they were both down almost to the metal and the outside ones looked like they had about 75% life left. is there anything i need to grease to make sure the outsides are grabbing the rotors as well?

 

[Splatmaster527]

take a look at the slide pins in your caliper mounts
you should be able to kinda slide the caliper back and forth a bit if not your slide pins are probably rusted solid
I didnt see that mine were rusted when I did my brakes and ended up taking the piston side pad all the way to the metal in like 4,000 miles
thats most likely your problem

new caliper mounts are cheap so just grab a new set

 

[TheFuzz]

I'm doing all four corners soon, and I'm ordering all new caliper brackets for the hell of it. They are only like $10-$15 each at rockauto IIRC, no reason not to replace them. Pull your slide pins out and look them over too. If there is any corrosion, hit them with a scotchbrite pad real quick to touch them up and put a LIGHT coating of grease on them when you put them back in. And I do mean light...any excess could wind up on the rotors or pads, which wont do your brake system any favors lol.

 

[605Jake123]

So as expected my rear brakes are out again. So are these what i need to replace so my calipers float like they're supposed to? http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/search/Brake+Caliper+Bracket/01260/C0066.oap?year=2004&make=Chevrolet&model=Tahoe&vi=1424258&mn=Cardone&mc=A1C

 

[txsmainevent]

So as expected my rear brakes are out again. So are these what i need to replace so my calipers float like they're supposed to? http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/search/Brake+Caliper+Bracket/01260/C0066.oap?year=2004&make=Chevrolet&model=Tahoe&vi=1424258&mn=Cardone&mc=A1C

Is there any damage to the caliber brackets? Take the brackets and pins out, degrease them, re-lube, and re-install. I personally wouldn't replace them prior to a good cleaning. You could save that money for some HIDs or something!

And that is the brackets, but if your pins are rusty and dry, replacing the brackets wont solve the problem.

 

[605Jake123]

So yesterday i took of my rear brakes to replace them and clean the pins because they started squealing a little and i was going on a trip this weekend. Well to my surprise the brakes were just fine and the pins must of came unstuck themselves. does anyone know why they would still be squealing? Maybe just because i purchased the $35 brakes instead of the $60 ones? Its not a bad squeal it only does it when i barely press on the brakes