Carlson Quality Brake Parts 16055 Front Pin Boot Kit

The OEM original small bolts are better quality with higher rust resistance, by the looks of it, so reuse the OEM ones. The longer bolts are good to replace, mostly the one that have the rubber boot on it, because that is the cause of the majority of problems where break would not clamp from one side (due to deteriorated inner rubber boot on the bolt not letting go of that side of the clamp.) When installing outer boots, make sure to install them correctly--they are directional and only supposed to be installed one way and slidden on OVER the bump edge of the bolt AND of the caliper clamp structure. Make sure to use special non rubber-destroying non-petroleum grease made specifically for break calipers, after cleaning off rust of the old mating surfaces. Make sure to fill them good with caliper grease. Make sure the rubber edges of the larger boots are slidden on tightly over the metal meeting edge of the clamp structure and of the bolt edge. Understand that the rubber outer boots are directional, so you have to install them a certain way. Work assembled assembly together to see how nicely it moves and how the outer boots do not slide of but stretch without exposing the inner grease by tightly sitting over the meeting edges over which they were slidden on. I tried two brands of the boots and they work about the same. One have diagonal ribs on the inner boot and the other longitudinal.. I believe that the longitudinal ones are better logically as to how it is supposed to work and for future servicing pull out of the sticking bolt (which sticks due to rubber gone bad and being swollen up.) I would recommend replacing these boots every time you take the break boot are taken apart or when you pull the bolt out to check for inner boot problem or in order to grease it. Inner boot is the main problem that prevents good movement once it is deteriorated and swollen and therefore starts to stick. Outer boots are for liquid and dust protection so that they have to sit tightly over the meeting them edges. If your break rotors are shiny on one side and the other side has rust build up then you know that is the inner boot problem that is causing it. This problem is a cause for failed vehicle inspections, so do the maintenance or fix timely and do it right.

These products actually fit on the Ford fusion and it actually comes in as a set they fit just right

Work great for me 2006 outback xt

The rubber boots that attach to the calipers fit perfectly. However, the rubber seal that goes around the slide pin was too short and just ended up reusing the old ones.

It is Quality parts.

I recommend you replace these every time you do your brakes

muy bueno

The slide pin boots were a bit snug for my calipers but i was able to stretch it and make it fit for my brake system. Its a good quality part. It may or may not be snug for you but it gets the job done.

in a panic. i bought this for the front pin sleeve for 2015 mazda 3. it says it doesnt fit. and they are correct. its not for the model. but i like to parts smash. the caliper pin fit very tight last year. but after a year, its the perfect fit now(it wore itself down). whereas if you bought the correct part, its too lose.

Although different profiles to the original parts, but fit to the original calliper and work properly for a year so far.

price was right

SOLVED the rattle in my front brakes. Will order some more , looks like will fit rear brakes too.

My brakes were starting to bind severely, and I discovered that the synthetic brake lube I was using was making the rubber bushings on the sliding pins expand... great. Pins were not moving anymore on all four calipers. These new bushings fit perfectly, and are reinserted easily in the carrier with a better lubricant this time. Brakes work like new!