 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | looove 04-16-2024 01:18 PM 04-16-2024 01:18 PM 0 Replies, 1,454 Views | | | |  |  |  |  03-16-2008, 06:02 AM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Los Alamos, NM Posts: 344 |  caliper slider pin?
So... I haven't posted in a while. Because the ti isn't doing so hot. I'm in a really tight spot financially and my car has only now been on the "able to spend money on" list. My brake caliper rests on the inside of my wheel now. I got a huge bang on my street right before my driveway (lucky me), and my brakes went out. Visual diagnosis spotted the rogue caliper, so I removed the wheel to investigate. The caliper seemed to be in the right place with the wheel off, so I put the wheel back on, and the caliper wasn't rubbing then either, so I pushed the car forward in my driveway, when the caliper began to rub again. I have checked to make sure it wasn't just one part of the rim that was touching, it stays there consistently. I asked a mechanic bud and he said it sounded like a broken caliper slider pin. I've never even heard of these, and if that is the case, what might I be looking at to have it fixed. I don't want to get ripped off by a mechanic. Thanks for all the help guys |  |  | | 03-16-2008, 06:14 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,305 |
i don't know what the slider pin is but there are the two guide bolts that go into those rubber holes in the caliper itself. there's the anti-rattle clip on the front of it and then there are the two bolts that hold the carrier down. those are the only things I can think of that hold the caliper in place | | | | | 03-16-2008, 06:35 AM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Los Alamos, NM Posts: 344 |
All of these pieces are in place. Thanks for the quick reply | | | | | 03-16-2008, 06:49 AM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,305 |
did you hit a curb at speed? anything that could have bent something? this is stumping me. i can't think of why the caliper would be out of place | | | | | 03-16-2008, 01:42 PM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 |
Is it the caliper or dust shield scraping? __________________ ...steven
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| | | | | 03-16-2008, 01:50 PM | #6 | | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 |
is the caliper pivoting? not making sense that when you put the wheel back on it wasn't rubbing and then it started to. btw, here's a link to the front caliper diagram on realoem that might help: http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...69&hg=34&fg=05 __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles
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Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | | | 03-16-2008, 02:22 PM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 |
You can have a seized caliper guide pin.
I had the exact same problem now that I think about when I went to solid guide pin bushings. I removed them and went back to stock since then.
You may want to try getting a bushing replacement kit with new guide pins.
Do both sides. __________________ ...steven
BMW CCA #146825
1996 BMW 328ti • 2003 MINI Cooper S • 2016 M235i
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| | | | | 03-16-2008, 07:45 PM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Los Alamos, NM Posts: 344 |
1996 328ti, how much would that cost me do you think? | | | | | 03-16-2008, 08:20 PM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 |
Quote: Originally Posted by momorugger  1996 328ti, how much would that cost me do you think? | http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...69&hg=34&fg=05 34111157038 KIT GUIDE BUSH MSRP $14.60 34111157041 GUIDING BOLT MSRP $20.10 A good price would be 20% off MSRP. I use http://www.getbmwparts.com __________________ ...steven
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1996 BMW 328ti • 2003 MINI Cooper S • 2016 M235i
www.bmwcca.org
| | | | | 03-16-2008, 08:23 PM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,305 |
Quote: Originally Posted by 1996 328ti You can have a seized caliper guide pin.
| i've never even heard of that | | | | | 03-16-2008, 08:31 PM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 |
Quote: Originally Posted by PettitWC i've never even heard of that | It get can all gummed up. In my case it was the metal bushing that caused the binding. I just can't think of anything else. A caliper is a pretty simple device. __________________ ...steven
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1996 BMW 328ti • 2003 MINI Cooper S • 2016 M235i
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