My calipers were rusted. I cleand it up with a wire brush and painted them blue. But even still, heat and driving with your e-brake on a couple of times can bend up the slides. Dirt and stuff can get in there too and cause binding.

I'm not a mechanic, but I know my problem is with something binding. The moving parts have rebuild kits for a reason. I just hope one of the kits can solve my problem.... cuz i'm not spending $500 on my rear brakes. Jiggling the e-brake has become part of my routine when I get in the car. My guides are very well lubed as well, but even still I'm much much much more willing to try both of the rebuild kits for the rear brakes then buy new calipers.

 

DTN could you post some pics of you replacing your sliders when you do it for me? would be much appreciated.

 

For those of you wondering the e-brake cables are the long ones in this pic http://hmaservice.com/GRAPHICS/y5/y58-033a.gif

The caliper guides are the two things on the left of the caliper comming from the bottom. There's two of them, one on bottom and one on top which you cannot see in this pic. http://hmaservice.com/GRAPHICS/v5/v5br033a2.gif

^^ J3: sure man. I guess.

 

have you done your sliders DTN?

 

it might be a dumb question but how does the caliper rebuild kit work?
my rear left caliper cylinder is seized and i'm looking into buying a new/refurbished caliper, but if rebuild kit is able to fix my cylinder i'd rather go that route first before dropping a couple hundred on a caliper...