Caliper sliding pin boots

Howdy.

Did anyone ever have to replace the sliding pin boots on a 2003 accord
4 cyl? I need to replace all 8 of them but the dealer wants $50 for
just one side. This is a ripoff. Does anyone know where one can
purchase these without having to purchase the entire caliper overhaul
kit?

Thanks.

Dan.

Check at http://www.slhonda.com/ They show a caliper pack which has the
boots and other seals for $17.43. Part no 01463-SDA-A00.
Check with your dealer for the service pack or order on line at the site. SL
Honda is a dealer that sells on line at discounted prices. You may need to
run through the selections as I just dummied up trim levels, etc.


"highkm" <ic3po (AT) mac (DOT) com> wrote

Howdy.

Did anyone ever have to replace the sliding pin boots on a 2003 accord
4 cyl? I need to replace all 8 of them but the dealer wants $50 for
just one side. This is a ripoff. Does anyone know where one can
purchase these without having to purchase the entire caliper overhaul
kit?

Thanks.

Dan.

highkm <ic3po (AT) mac (DOT) com> wrote in news:1178636660.824881.184980
@q75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com:

Howdy.

Did anyone ever have to replace the sliding pin boots on a 2003 accord
4 cyl? I need to replace all 8 of them but the dealer wants $50 for
just one side. This is a ripoff. Does anyone know where one can
purchase these without having to purchase the entire caliper overhaul
kit?

If you hadn't used the wrong grease in the first place, you wouldn't be in
this pickle. Those boots last the life of the car, treated right.

Use "Sil-Glyde" only. Available at your local auto parts store.

--
Tegger

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highkm wrote:

Howdy.

Did anyone ever have to replace the sliding pin boots on a 2003 accord
4 cyl? I need to replace all 8 of them but the dealer wants $50 for
just one side. This is a ripoff. Does anyone know where one can
purchase these without having to purchase the entire caliper overhaul
kit?

http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com

A Caliper seal kit is $15.23+shipping per side.

I would avoid using non OE parts, the rubber tends not to last as long. As
Tegger noted, use Sil-Glyde silicone grease. AGS,
http://www.agscompany.com, makes two different types. One is "Brake
Lubricant" and the other is regular Sil-Glyde. I'm not sure what the
differences are between the two. If you read the MSDS sheets for the two,
then you'll note that they're very similar. I use regular Sil-Glyde and
have not had a problem with it.

Eric

"jim beam" <spamvortex (AT) bad (DOT) example.net> wrote

Eric wrote:
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I would avoid using non OE parts, the rubber tends not to last as long.
As
Tegger noted, use Sil-Glyde silicone grease. AGS,
http://www.agscompany.com, makes two different types. One is "Brake
Lubricant" and the other is regular Sil-Glyde. I'm not sure what the
differences are between the two. If you read the MSDS sheets for the
two,
then you'll note that they're very similar. I use regular Sil-Glyde and
have not had a problem with it.

Eric

i've used sil-glyde - it's abysmal stuff. it gets absorbed by the rubber
and turns into an adhesive goo in no time.

"permatex ultra disk brake caliper lube" is the way to go.

This is strange Jim. I have used Sil-Glyde for years and years with no
problems whatsoever...I have never used the Permatex but with your
recommendation I give it a try next time.

DaveD

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Tegger wrote:
highkm <ic3po (AT) mac (DOT) com> wrote in news:1178636660.824881.184980
@q75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com:

Howdy.

Did anyone ever have to replace the sliding pin boots on a 2003
accord 4 cyl? I need to replace all 8 of them but the dealer wants
$50 for just one side. This is a ripoff. Does anyone know where one
can purchase these without having to purchase the entire caliper
overhaul kit?



If you hadn't used the wrong grease in the first place, you wouldn't
be in this pickle. Those boots last the life of the car, treated
right.

Use "Sil-Glyde" only. Available at your local auto parts store.

i've had really bad experience with that stuff. i've found permatex
to be much better.

Been using Sil-Glyde for twenty years. Never a problem. I still have all
eitght original pin boots on my brakes and they do not even show signs of
cracking, much less splitting.

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Tegger

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jim beam <spamvortex (AT) bad (DOT) example.net> wrote in
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i've used sil-glyde - it's abysmal stuff. it gets absorbed by the
rubber and turns into an adhesive goo in no time.

I'm not sure what you're referring to here, but it most certainly does not
get absorbed by the rubber to the point the rubber degrades. That is a
characteristic of petroleum-based anti-seizes.

If Sil-Glyde caused rubber degradation, I think I would have seen that in
20 years of (twice-yearly) use.

"permatex ultra disk brake caliper lube" is the way to go.

I'm sure that's fine too, but there's not a thing wrong with Sil-Glyde.

Sil-Glyde is especially good for wet, salty environments like mine. Since
the stuff is so thick, it is less prone to washing away.

--
Tegger

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jim beam <spamvortex (AT) bad (DOT) example.net> wrote in
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Tegger wrote:


Been using Sil-Glyde for twenty years. Never a problem. I still have
all eitght original pin boots on my brakes and they do not even show
signs of cracking, much less splitting.

they don't crack or split, but they get badly gummed up in my
experience. i don't think sil-glyde is a pure silicone. and of
course, they don't say on the label.

in addition to permatex which is a good over-the-counter assembly
lube, there's some stuff by bendix that's supposed to be good and dow
corning's molykote m77 is i understand oem lube for the sliders.

Sil-Glyde does NOT "gum up" ANY rubber boots on ANY Honda EVER. I don't
know what you were using, but it sure wasn't Sil-Glyde.



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Tegger wrote:
jim beam <spamvortex (AT) bad (DOT) example.net> wrote in
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i've used sil-glyde - it's abysmal stuff. it gets absorbed by the
rubber and turns into an adhesive goo in no time.



I'm not sure what you're referring to here, but it most certainly
does not get absorbed by the rubber to the point the rubber degrades.
That is a characteristic of petroleum-based anti-seizes.

If Sil-Glyde caused rubber degradation, I think I would have seen
that in 20 years of (twice-yearly) use.


"permatex ultra disk brake caliper lube" is the way to go.



I'm sure that's fine too, but there's not a thing wrong with
Sil-Glyde.

Sil-Glyde is especially good for wet, salty environments like mine.
Since the stuff is so thick, it is less prone to washing away.

it's possible i had a "dud" tube of the stuff, but the time i used it,
i had occasion to strip my stuff down again a few months later, and
all was gummed to blazes. never had that with a true silicone before.
i'd used it on brake rubber and suspension sway bar bushings. the
bushings were completely stuck solid - the bushings had to be cut off
and renewed.

Whatever that tube had in it, it certainly wasn't the stuff that's been
sold to me as "Sil-Glyde" for two decades.

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Tegger

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"Tegger" <tegger (AT) tegger (DOT) c0m> wrote

Whatever that tube had in it, it certainly wasn't the stuff that's been
sold to me as "Sil-Glyde" for two decades.

There is a black market for almost everything - maybe it was bogus and got
into the store's supply stream.

Mike