After finding that the issue with one of my calipers was a stuck slider and while I'm waiting for the right rear pads to turn up I'm looking at maybe stripping the rear carriers down and fitting new dust boots, possibly complete sliders and rattle clips. I've found the rattle clips but I'm stuck on finding the right sliders.

The only ones I can find with the correct rubber bush on them do not have the hex head on the top. If they do have the hex head on them they don't have the rubber bush... :bang:


It's looking likely I'll just have to get a kit without the sliders themselves unless anyone has any pointers?

Everyone seems to list a kit as fronts even though they look like they should fit the rears?

Any help appreciated

This is the kit I am looking at; wrong sliders but everything else looks right

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2X-FRONT...FIT-FIAT-PUNTO-GRANDE-BCF1355HX2/262021072507

try looking for the version of fiats eper which includes the 100HP. Don't have it on my tablet. Ounce you have the OEM number searching is so much easier


Last time I downloaded a version I found it on a Polish forum


Have you looked at the sliders. the normally survive. well my fonts did. And it the grease that dries out.

Yeah sliders are fine now I have them at home, just a bit of surface rust on the hex. I'll use them again along with some new lithium grease.

I'll have a look for the parts catalogue, I tried using the 7zip version but it didn't list the seperate parts of the caliper.

Wazzzer said:

Yeah sliders are fine now I have them at home, just a bit of surface rust on the hex. I'll use them again along with some new lithium grease.

I'll have a look for the parts catalogue, I tried using the 7zip version but it didn't list the seperate parts of the caliper.

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You may wish to consider using rubber friendly grease in case normal lithium grease causes the rubber parts to swell , degrade and stop the sliders .... sliding

jackwhoo said:

You may wish to consider using rubber friendly grease in case normal lithium grease causes the rubber parts to swell , degrade and stop the sliders .... sliding

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A quick search and the best to use is apparently silicone grease, thanking you

BINGO!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2X-REAR-BRAKE-CALIPER-SLIDER-PIN-KITS-GUIDE-BOLTS-FITS-ALFA-MITO-09-BCF1432JX2/264425347858?fits=Car+Make%3AAlfa+Romeo%7CModel%3AMito&epid=15003869109&hash=item3d90fa9b12:g:WiMAAOSwGhBdVp2N

Just checked all the measurements and they all tally up with what I have in front of me


I'll give the carriers a good clean up and paint while I'm waiting for the parts and pads to arrive


Thanks for everyone's input

If it’s any help i did mine last year. It went really well, i used these:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FIAT-PAN...G-KIT-ANTI-RATTLE-SHIMS-BPF1245Q/261703108159

And these sliders

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rear-L-R...-Kit-for-Fiat-Panda-2004-H1339AX/311891268147

I got discs from and pads from euro car parts.

The big problem for me was the carrier bolts, mine were rounded and i had to damage them to get them off. The only place you can get replacements are from fiat. Took a few days to arrive but were great. They cost like £5 a bolt though!

Year later and the discs still look great, so the sliders must be sliding well.

benjybobs said:

If it’s any help i did mine last year. It went really well, i used these:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FIAT-PANDA-2003-2012-REAR-BRAKE-PAD-FITTING-KIT-ANTI-RATTLE-SHIMS-BPF1245Q/261703108159

And these sliders

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rear-L-R-Brake-Caliper-Slider-Bolt-Kit-for-Fiat-Panda-2004-H1339AX/311891268147

I got discs from and pads from euro car parts.

The big problem for me was the carrier bolts, mine were rounded and i had to damage them to get them off. The only place you can get replacements are from fiat. Took a few days to arrive but were great. They cost like £5 a bolt though!

Year later and the discs still look great, so the sliders must be sliding well.

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I looked for those bolts this morning and found them for just under £20 delivered by Eurocare. I added my postcode and they wanted £26.30 for delivery!

Blatant rip off as DPD have a depot on the island and would not charge that much to deliver 4 bolts weighing less than 1kg. Companies really do think we're backward over here :bang:

"Here at Eurocarcare we do try to be realistic with carriage charges. We do not consider delivery to be another profit opportunity but just a necessary part of the service."

Anyways rant over. I nearly bought those sliders but I was set on finding some with the rubber bush fitted as I thought they must be there for some reason

Oh and see my project topic for how well my brake change went

I just had a read of your project thread, unlucky.

Funny actually because i think i need to do my rear bearings now, and was considering whether i should just pay someone or buy a torque wrench and have at it myself.

I’m thinking the former now!

The bearing itself (which I thought was going to be the hard part) was easy. I did have a fairly good impact driver which helped massively and a borrowed torque wrench which made the job a lot easier so it's something to consider if you do the job yourself. Also a puller just in case the bearing was stuck.

You shouldn't have a problem doing it, especially as your brakes haven't been fitted for that long.

I bought a full seals kit to rebuild my calipers. The job was stopped by a circlip down inside the cylinder refusing to come out. Correct pliers etc etc and still no hope. Thankfully all the faffling about free'd off the hand-brake lever and its now back on the car.

I'll get both calipers sent off for professional rebuild when the lock-down ends

Rear wheel bearings are about as easy as easy can be. Just be sure to get the ABS type.

Front wheel bearings need a bearing fitting tool then you don't need to strip the carrier off the car. If you do take off the carrier, heating it wont help the new bearing to fit. You need a jack press or the special tool.

Well it's not gone 100 % to plan but I at least have the use of the car now.

The handbrake doesn't seem to actually lock the wheels, even with it adjusted to 2 clicks it won't stop me being able to push the car and make it move slightly.

I'm guessing the calipers are shot... So now on the look out for a set.

Did you make sure that the notch in the calliper is in the right place?
Common mistake...
Just did the (new to him) Son in law's Bravo. Previous owner did it wrong and all the pads were askew and not doing a good job.

gr J

Yes I made sure the piston was rotated properly after reading various topics about it although I may get the caliper off again just to check.

Something definitely isn't right so any improvement will be a bonus.

I think I've finally figured this out.

Just had a look at the cable yoke and it's pulling on the slant. It looks to be pulling the passenger side cable more than the drivers. The drivers side caliper was the one that was seized so I can only conclude that it is still partially seized and the stopping is preventing the passenger side cable from being fully tightened.

Looks like new calipers are in order. Cheapest TRW calipers I can find are £79 each

Wazzzer said:

I think I've finally figured this out.

Just had a look at the cable yoke and it's pulling on the slant. It looks to be pulling the passenger side cable more than the drivers. The drivers side caliper was the one that was seized so I can only conclude that it is still partially seized and the stopping is preventing the passenger side cable from being fully tightened.

Looks like new calipers are in order. Cheapest TRW calipers I can find are £79 each

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Forgive me if you know the following
Calipers won't self adjust correctly (or at all) if the hand brake arm on caliper is not at it's rest stop ie must have a little slack in hand brake cable.

Yeah that pic was taken after a lot of attempts when the cables were slack; no dice

Wazzzer said:

Yeah that pic was taken after a lot of attempts when the cables were slack; no dice

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With hand brake lever pulled up If the levers on the calipers are moved about the same amount and cable equalizer still looks skewed could be a stretched or wrong cable fitted.

Wazzzer said:

I think I've finally figured this out.

Just had a look at the cable yoke and it's pulling on the slant. It looks to be pulling the passenger side cable more than the drivers. The drivers side caliper was the one that was seized so I can only conclude that it is still partially seized and the stopping is preventing the passenger side cable from being fully tightened.

Looks like new calipers are in order. Cheapest TRW calipers I can find are £79 each

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girlfriends car like this after changing one side for a cheap euro car parts cable.

must have been slightly out or the other side has stretched. If I jack up the car and slowly apply the handbrake they are still balanced and easy lock the wheels.

I think I would take the wheels off and check the clearance between the pads discs and pistons are all roughly the same.