I'm doing the front brakes on our '04 Accord. I removed the slider pin boot and cleaned and lubed everything. After I put it back together I noticed that one boot holds a little air and bulges a bit when compressed. So when you push the pin all the way in, the boot sort of pops it back out an inch or so resulting in a "springy" operation.

The other boot doesn't hold any air so when I push the pin all the way in it doesn't spring back. And while it slides freely, when I push it all the way down it stays there and takes a little bit of a pull to move it back out, it almost feels sticky versus the springy feel of the other one.

Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance!

 

they shouldn't really be springy, if theres air in the boot just pull it a little to release the air trapped in side. If the pins feel sticky though there something wrong. Sometimes the bore in the caliper bracket gets full of old grease and rust, I normally run a drill bit in them to clean them out. Also some slide pins have a rubber ring on them near the end, they often swell up and should be replaced. Other than that just make sure you use brake lubricant (regular grease or neverseize will turn to glue here) and you should be fine.