Rear brakes

[Mikes2]

Take the sliding pins out and clean them, copper grease them and fit some new seals for about £10 tops.

VAG Parts for calliers?

This is bad advice. Copper grease is not recommended at all for guide pins.

it can't take the heat and will lead to them siezing.

[Flat on my back]

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GSF gave me some Pagid 'ceramic paste' when i did my rear brakes...little tube of the stuff.

Does the FA actuallt recommend something...plastilube?

[Rusty]

This is bad advice. Copper grease is not recommended at all for guide pins.

it can't take the heat and will lead to them siezing.

[Mikes2]

Lithium grease is what you get when you buy a guide pin repair kit

[S2central.net]

tempting isn't it

Its an 'Approved Upgrade' - you know it makes sense...

[s2driveruk]

used LM grease (grey colour) when I last did it and still siezed. I wonder whether new guide pins might be the first option as I definately dont have £350 kicking about at the moment....anyone got the part number for the repair kit to hand? Does it include the rubber boots too?

[Nuvo]

David, giuide pins are only avaliable with new carriers which is ridiculous but true. The boot kits come with the correct high temp white grease for the pins which is handy.

[S2central.net]

With some time and sandpaper you can clean up the guides to some degree. Bad ones get heavily pitted but its a cheap enough fix if thats all is wrong and your pistons and the hbrake mechanism are still OK. The rubber boots come with the right grease for the guides.

[Rusty]

Lithium grease is what you get when you buy a guide pin repair kit

Good to know, thanks. Hopefully it'll be ok, I try not to be too hard on the brakes

[Nuvo]

The rubber boots come with the right grease for the guides.

Didn't I just say that? Then I again, so did Mike now that I look.

[Mikes2]

443 698 470 for the guide pin boot kit.

You used to be able to get rear guide pins from Ford dealers, part number 6141154

[S2central.net]

Pins from Ford - fantastic tipoid there Mike - I've missed that one.

That sort of thing cracks me up about Audi - they *could* sell us these - but no its much easier to sell us a new caliper.

[s2driveruk]

cheers guys, yeah i have sanded them and fully cleaned and re-greased the carrier holes and pins so I think they are truely on their last legs. Will try that Ford p/n, cheers Mike failing that 8EO is on the cards once funds allow