[tommyt]

I had some good success lately after I did a brake job. I spent a lot of time making sure the guide pins on the calipers were well lubed with silglyde. And I made sure the caliper pistons weren’t seized up. I used grease in the past for the guide pins but that doesnt work well if you have a pin that slides inside a rubber boot. The rubber can swell and cause the caliper to not slide back and forth very well. I use silicone now (silglyde). My car is a 1996 Saturn SC2. The big change I saw was the car will coast so much further now. P&G works better now. I am getting roughly 2 mpg better on avg.

On a related note, has anyone ever added springs to the calipers to help seperate the brake pads from the rotor to reduce friction? I looked at it but couldn’t figure out how to do it.