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it will attact the seal on the piston if it pulling to the right it will most probable be the right brake that has a problem
when reasemberling use new brake fluid to lube up the piston and seal
WD40 will cause the rubbers to swell up and stick more, Use brake & clutch cleaner.
The only grease I use on my sliders is red rubber grease, and copper grease on the back of the pads.
Lithium grease will attack rubber.
on the sliders i used normal gease the way i cleaned mine was to put a nut and bold though the middle and do it up tight then put some valve grinding paste on it then get a socket on a drill atachment and spin it up moving it in and out cleans it up a treat and mine has never got stuck again
2003 M13 early KAP build.
3" Trailmaster lift with 1.5 Spacers on front
Customised winch bumper and roll cage
235/85R16 Maxxis Bighorns on 16" Rims, 4:1 Rocklobster, Rear ARB locker and on-board air
Corrected arms all-round, rear disks, Recaro seats and harnesses
Im still sure its my left caliper not braking but i will clean both sides anyway. So im using brake an clutch cleaner an red rubber grease, wish me luck.
Gromit wrote: The sliders as people call them are the brake caliper pistons that seize in the caliper mounting causing the brake on that wheel work poorly which makes the other brake pull the car to that side.
Example - Seized caliper piston on right front wheel will make the car pull to the left !
Seized caliper piston on right front wheel will make the car pull to the right as the brake wont relise and make it come on before the other/left brake because the brake pressure is higher than the relise pressure so the piston comes out but wont get pushed back in
No mate, under braking conditions the seized caliper will not work and the good brake works and pulls the car to that side - brake steering !!!!
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