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So , I got new brake pads all around and was excited to slap them in…
The front pins were rusted in and after hours of trying WD-40 and heat, I wound up drilling them out. Insane how rusted those pins were. A 5 minute job turned into hours of swearing… (talking about pounding the pins out with a punch , as the 5 minute job, since the wheels were already off and the car on jack stands)…
Long story short: do you recommend anti seize or grease when installing the new pins?
The new pins almost look like stainless steel or just shiny ($90 a side, but it doesn’t say if they are stainless), but would like to avoid this nightmare for the next change.
Grease would keep the water off, maybe but then what if they slide out from vibration? The clips do apply outer pressure to the pins and they have that stupid collar tough…

I use this stuff on my brakes....should do the job.
https://batterygroup.co.uk/accessories/ ... 0AQAvD_BwE

I put some copper slip on them. In fact, I use it pretty liberally: behind the disks, behind the bads on the spring clips. I always pat myself on the back when it comes to changing the brakes again.

Felix2566 wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 06, 2025 9:06 am

I use this stuff on my brakes....should do the job.
https://batterygroup.co.uk/accessories/ ... 0AQAvD_BwE

I like the look of that. I'm going to get some.

Yes, have always used copper slip in the past, this is much more of a paste. So should stay in place much better. I bought the pressurized bottle with the brush on it, much easier and less messy to apply

Thanks guys! I appreciate it. I was thinking I should do it, but I wasn’t sure. The instructions that come with the pins/clips do not mention it so I was a bit worried the pins might ‘walk’ out with copper slip or grease …
I’ll definitely add copper slip.

They definitely won't move.