Pads are held in place with the hanger pins. The slider pins are what the caliper slides on. One is part of the caliper, the other is part of the bracket.
Help!! Front brakes dragging after new pads installed.
- Thread starter Johnny Rocco
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you're absolutely correct, thanks for the correction, I had the terms confused. For years I rode bikes with pistons on both sides of the caliper that had no slider pins, so I often forget that the ST has that style caliper.
if Johnny Rocco has frozen slider pins I guess the first thing I'd try is some penetrating oil to loosen up whatever has them frozen, then lube them with hi-temp brake grease after freeing them up.
sorry for the confusion, its been a few years since I last had my calipers off and my memory got weak over time.
John OoSTerhuis
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Remove the wheel and brake pads, then gently pull the caliper body off the bracket (so you don’t tear the rubber slider pins’ boots/covers/protectors).
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The caliper body will not move. I've removed the caliper assy. and will take it into work tomorrow to free it up.
John OoSTerhuis
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I'll break it down once I've freed up the sliders.
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So there you have it. Took it into the Wheel shop at the hangar and deduced that one slider was seized solid.
Brought it to my buddy’s shop after work and attacked it with localized propane heat and Aerokroil.
With him drifting and me pivoting and pulling, we got it apart. The pin was bent as well as corroded, so we straightened that out and put it back together.
I’ll go through the assembly at the kitchen table tonight and have everything buttoned up for the NY/Penn tour starting Saturday.
(Fingers crossed).
Complete brake service this winter on all three calipers!
Thanks for all your time and advice.
Brought it to my buddy’s shop after work and attacked it with localized propane heat and Aerokroil.
With him drifting and me pivoting and pulling, we got it apart. The pin was bent as well as corroded, so we straightened that out and put it back together.
I’ll go through the assembly at the kitchen table tonight and have everything buttoned up for the NY/Penn tour starting Saturday.
(Fingers crossed).
Complete brake service this winter on all three calipers!
Thanks for all your time and advice.
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I put everything back together this afternoon and it's still dragging, albeit less so. I took the wheel off and reinstalled it and will test drive it once I have the back wheel on.
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Follow-up.
Just came back from a 1300 mile loop through New York and Pennsylvania and everything's good.
that said, the calipers will be rebuilt this winter.
Thanks to all that offered help!
Just came back from a 1300 mile loop through New York and Pennsylvania and everything's good.
that said, the calipers will be rebuilt this winter.
Thanks to all that offered help!
That whole dragging thing was a — an adventure. Any idea what caused the pin to bend? Installed by Beckham?