Wifey’s car. 2003 Protege. 4 wheel disks. Front brakes were seized and disks/pads chewed up after the first winter. Rear brakes same after second winter. Now the disks on all 4 corners are chewed up so I’m assuming the sliders are all stuck again. :tantrum:
I’m going to fix it tonight so I’m just assuming for now.
But I’m sick of this thing eating brakes every season. This winter I’ll wash it myself once a week to try and keep the salt out as best as I can. That alone will probably make all the difference since she NEVER washes her car. :ham:
I’m going to inspect the rubber boots over the sliders tonight to make sure they aren’t defective. Depending on how they look, I may chuck the pins up in a drill and wet sand them if there is any corrosion or any burrs.
I’m also thinking about cleaning them out real good and using marine grease. Thoughts?
Anything else I can do while I’m in there to help things?
I don’t think I’d switch to marine grease. Just make sure you’re lubing the slides real well with the proper caliper slide stuff, and make sure the boots are in real good condition.
Maybe pick up a rebuild kit and put in new slides and seals.
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Might be the calipers themselves. My Ranger has had caliper issues since I got it. I put a set of remans on and they would stick after a while. Then I bought brand new calipers and they were good longer but they are starting to set up now. No problems with slides, I lube the shit out of them, but the pistons stick. I am told that Ford uses a chrome plating inside the caliper bore that eventually flakes off and causes the piston to stick. Good possibility Mazda vehicles use the same.
