slider caliper rubber bands do you use them ?

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Put them on the last set I did, just because. They're already gone. They are probably laying on the side on the road somewhere. Now I'll just throw them in the trash, so I'm not littering the road way.
 
I put them on once. They dry rotted and fell off in a few weeks.
 
They melt off or dry rot anyway.
 
They do keep the front brakes from rattling for a short time, if your brake caliper brackets are worn out. But they just don't hold up the heat cycles of the brakes. They are not made of the same material anymore I guess. My 87 D250 brakes rattle like crazy when you hit imperfections in the road, unless you have a little pressure on the brake pedal, then, no rattle! I will fix this somehow.
 
I welded and filed the worn part of the caliper mounts.
And i wedge a chisel betweem hub and pad then tighten the tabs to minimize rattling.
 
Tooljunkie said:
I welded and filed the worn part of the caliper mounts.
And i wedge a chisel betweem hub and pad then tighten the tabs to minimize rattling.
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As for the pads;
I do similarly; just hammer the tabs over; that is what they are there for.
As to the rubbers;
installed into the grooves, I lube them with a silicon O-ring lube.
As to the "ways"
if they are hammered or grooved, I braze them up and adjust the fit.
On my personal cars, I don't care about any caliper-to-pin rattle; I know what it is and the rattle tells me that the thing is not seized.
 
AJ/FormS said:
As for the pads;
I do similarly; just hammer the tabs over; that is what they are there for.
As to the rubbers;
installed into the grooves, I lube them with a silicon O-ring lube.
As to the "ways"
if they are hammered or grooved, I braze them up and adjust the fit.
On my personal cars, I don't care about any caliper-to-pin rattle; I know what it is and the rattle tells me that the thing is not seized.
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I dont bother with the bands. O-Rings are a go to as well if you want them to last.

in today’s brakes, they all lock up in the abutments, every brake job i do, i have to hammer the pads out. Then blast the ways,and assemble everything with lube where it needs to be.
Sticky brake pads and guides really affect brake performance.
 
I must be lucky.

In 38 years and dozens of Mopars, I've not once had an issue with rattling pads.

I don't use rubber bands, or bend anything over.

I do sometimes use the sheet metal spring things.
 
Hell I couldn't even figure out how to install them. When I tried they broke and fell on the floor. Not too worried about the rattle I'm half deaf anyhow LOL
 
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