Rear brake sliders

[lamcote]

I am trying to lubricate the brake sliders on the rear brakes and I'm not sure what the bottom slider pin is made up of.

I have undone and removed the 12mm bolt on the bottom of the rear caliper. But I am not sure if this bolt is the only thing that needs to be removed to allow the caliper to rotate up on the top slider pin or is this bolt there to hold a bottom slider pin in which also needs to be pulled out once that bolt is removed (like the front calipers).

I must say, once I had removed the bolt the caliper wasn't moving at all so I am assuming there is a slider pin in there, but would appreciate some advice.

Thanks

[gazza1286]

To swing the caliper you need to unbolt the brake hose clamp onto the damper. There is also a 14mm bolt on the leading face of the caliper which holds a plate onto which the handbrake sheath is clicked. Undo this too.
The lower slider is made up with two parts - a metal cylinder which can be pushed all the way out.  Plus a single rubber boot which straddles both sides of the caliper hole. This can be pushed out quite easily in necessary. Use washing up liquid to ease it through without causing damage.

[lamcote]

Great thanks, so when I have removed the 12mm bolt I then have to push the metal cylinder and the rubber boot out.

[gazza1286]

Yes - but this is only the lower slider. You have to service the upper slider at the same time. This can only be accessed by removing the caliper off the pin by tilting it after removing those other two bolts


I had a stubborn slider on my old celica and rigged this up to press the tube out:

[lamcote]

Yes, got that, thanks.