Did anyone ever have to replace the sliding pin boots on a 2003 accord
4 cyl? I need to replace all 8 of them but the dealer wants $50 for just one side. This is a ripoff. Does anyone know where one can purchase these without having to purchase the entire caliper overhaul kit?
Try AutoZone or another good AP store in your area. And, look in the "HELP!" section of the store. HELP! parts are marketed by Dorman IIRC, and they may have a Dorman catalogue with more parts available than are on the rack.
And get this: In order to replace the rubber suspension bushings on the lower cotrol arms for my Supra, I have to replace the WHOLE CONTROL ARM!!! $210 in order to get parts that should total $75!!
They show a caliper pack which has the boots and other seals for $17.43. Part no 01463-SDA-A00.Check with your dealer for the service pack or order on line at the site. SL Honda is a dealer that sells on line at discounted prices. You may need to run through the selections as I just dummied up trim levels, etc.
I would avoid using non OE parts, the rubber tends not to last as long. As Tegger noted, use Sil-Glyde silicone grease. AGS,
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makes two different types. One is "BrakeLubricant" and the other is regular Sil-Glyde. I'm not sure what thedifferences are between the two. If you read the MSDS sheets for the two,then you'll note that they're very similar. I use regular Sil-Glyde andhave not had a problem with it. Eric
This is strange Jim. I have used Sil-Glyde for years and years with no problems whatsoever...I have never used the Permatex but with your recommendation I give it a try next time.
jim beam wrote in news:dLOdnSmsHriKPd_bnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@speakeasy.net:
Been using Sil-Glyde for twenty years. Never a problem. I still have all eitght original pin boots on my brakes and they do not even show signs of cracking, much less splitting.
jim beam wrote in news:g6udnRlh6II_AN_bnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@speakeasy.net:
I'm not sure what you're referring to here, but it most certainly does not get absorbed by the rubber to the point the rubber degrades. That is a characteristic of petroleum-based anti-seizes.
If Sil-Glyde caused rubber degradation, I think I would have seen that in
20 years of (twice-yearly) use.
I'm sure that's fine too, but there's not a thing wrong with Sil-Glyde.
Sil-Glyde is especially good for wet, salty environments like mine. Since the stuff is so thick, it is less prone to washing away.
they don't crack or split, but they get badly gummed up in my experience. i don't think sil-glyde is a pure silicone. and of course, they don't say on the label.
in addition to permatex which is a good over-the-counter assembly lube, there's some stuff by bendix that's supposed to be good and dow corning's molykote m77 is i understand oem lube for the sliders.
it's possible i had a "dud" tube of the stuff, but the time i used it, i had occasion to strip my stuff down again a few months later, and all was gummed to blazes. never had that with a true silicone before. i'd used it on brake rubber and suspension sway bar bushings. the bushings were completely stuck solid - the bushings had to be cut off and renewed.
Do they even make Sil-Glyde anymore? I used to use it regularly and then I noticed that I could no longer find it in the stores anymore. I looked around online and I'm prettty sure I read that it had been taken of the market. Am I mistaken? I haven't seen it in the stores in my area for at least five years.
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