[s-cars] Caliper Guide Pin

[Mark Strangways]

I have cleaned and sanded the pins on my car a few times.
Once rusted, it's hard to get them 100 % clean, but if you do it as regular 
matenience (yearly ?) they should not rust up. Try to save the little rubber 
boot as I don't think it's available separately.

Mark S
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Evan Levine" <evan.levine at gmail.com>
To: "s-cars" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 7:20 AM
Subject: [s-cars] Caliper Guide Pin


> So last night after work I headed over to a friends house with some new
> rotors and pads for the back of the S4. The mission? Find the grinding
> noise. The result? Passenger side rear inner pad worn to the metal. The
> cause? The top caliper guide pin was so stuck that I couldn't move it with 
> a
> hammer.
> Are there any economical solutions to this problem without replacing the
> caliper? I've read that some people have sanded the pin and lubed it back
> up, is this really a safe and long term fix? Can you not just buy a guide
> pin?
> Any input would be greatly suggested, for now I'm driving the car
> sporadically only but I'm sure eventually it's going to destroy the new
> rotor/pads as well.
> EvanUrS4
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