replacing 98 caravan brakes

Clean and lube the caliper pins!!!

Richard.

I had that happen on my Acura when I forgot to really seat the pads into their proper position. One pad was crooked and it actually rubbed agaist the rotor while driving! Luckily I fixed it before messing up the rotor. Hope this helps-

how I do I lube the slider pins if they're sealed with rubber boots?

The pins slide all the way out of the boots. The ends of the boots detent into grooves on either end of each pin, so be careful removing the pins so you don't tear the boots (the boots and the rubber bushing that surround the pin are actualy one continuous piece of rubber that fit in the hole through the caliper - caliper metal surrounds the rubber bushing, rubber bushing surrounds the pin - pin slides back-and-forth in the bushing).

Use a good quality silicone brake grease to coat the pins and the inside of the boots/bushings, then re-insert the pins. Make sure the ends of the boots pop back into place in the pin grooves. Wipe off any excess grease on the outside of the boots. Before re-attaching the caliper. If any boots are torn, replace them - very easy and inexpensive - NAPA has them.

Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my adddress with the letter 'x')

I recommend an easy to find synthetic brake lube. Be sure to clean off the pins also.

Richard.