Hey, I need to replace a caliper bracket on my rear/passenger side. On the service manual its referred to as a torque member. It's the part that holds the the actual pads and rotors. It has 2 pins with stretchy rubber tubing around it (one of those seized). I think I need to buy a new bracket and pin, but I'm not sure what it's referred to in online catalogues.

On www.autozone.com there were sever options:

Brake Caliper Bracket - Rear
and
Brake Caliper Bushing/Pin Kit

or
Brake Caliper Kit - Rear

If anybody has this problem and ordered online can you tell me which is the right parts to order for my problem?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Dan

 

u just need the pin kit

 

You can fix this yourself by getting a blow torch to unsieze the slider pins. You'll have to be careful not to burn off the rubber boot, if you do, you can replace it with any 3rd-5th gen boot. You will also need a vise to hold the torque member while you pull on the slider pin with wise grips.

OR

You can take it to a shop that rebuilds brakes and they can unseize it for you for pretty cheap. This will save you from buying an entirely new rebuilt caliper.

 

Thanks for the replies. I guess I'll try bringing it to a shop tomorrow to see if they have any luck with it.

Wouldn't I need to get a new bracket if the pin is stuck? - since I can't reuse the old one.

 

Well if you or the shop cannot get the slider pin out, then yes you'll have to buy a new torque member. The only thing is that most places dont sell the torque member by itself, rather they sell the entire caliper.