Thanks for your comment! Yeah, this is an older video and I guess it requires some updates: 1) I use silicone paste now. That's the only thing that won't dry out or cause rubber to swell. I've never seen anything saying that the flexible dust boot for the caliper slide pins is plastic and not rubber on this car. Where specifically did you see this? 2) I've stopped greasing the backs of the pads and the parts of the caliper that touch the backs of the pads. 3) I would never use thread locker on these parts to prevent water entry--I would use anti-seize or silicone paste even. Thread locker is just asking for difficulty next time you go to change them.

On the contrary about thread locker. It gives you a defined torque at break-away. The blue is moderate strength. The pink is low strength. The 'rubber' sleeves are urethane. You can tell by handling them. They have much greater tensile strength than rubber.

Blue thread locker is designed for bolts that are under constant vibration or motion. It's used to prevent the bolts from backing out. It's never, ever used for brake components that get removed on a regular basis.

I use silicone paste on caliper slide pins as a general rule because some pins actually have a rubber anti-vibration sleeve on the end of them (the part that goes inside the caliper). Regular petroleum based grease will swell this rubber sleeve and silicone paste will not.

Between the lines of your comment please: "Blue thread locker is designed for bolts that are under constant vibration or motion." Agreed. And that pretty throughly describes brake and suspension components. "It's used to prevent the bolts from backing out." That is one of its uses. Two other important uses are: (1) Creating a defined break-away torque that is based on the strength of the locker and the surface area of the bolt only, and not on how tightly the bolt is torqued. (2) Excluding moisture and road salt from the threads. "It's never, ever used for brake components that get removed on a regular basis." It depends on the shop and the grade of the work. Higher end shops with a lot of repeat business tend to use it. Speed shops use it. It is often used in race prep, and race cars come apart and go back together continually. Actually it is the parts which do get removed on a regular basis, where a defined break away torque is especially useful. I keep three grades of it on the shelf at all times. When fasteners on a critical component come out, Loctite 'blue' or 'pink' goes on. The adhesive when cured, is very slightly flexible. To break it loose you need to take the adhesive beyond its elastic limit. A tap with the heel of your hand on the wrench is all you need to break it loose. The 'red' grade of Loctite is a different story. I only use the red or 'strong' grade, when I have a special problem. The red can typically be broken with hand tools. A little heat or an impact driver always undoes it.

I was wondering if anyone knew the solution. I had all the basic tools in this video except the brushes and cleaning drill. I applied brake lubricant too but I’m not sure why that noise is still there (coming from rear of vehicle). If anyone knows it will be a huge help.

@@malachibooth2549 sounds like the pads are too small for the caliper

+Tj Willy Actually no it came back. I need to get the rotors turned and I STILL haven't done it. I've been super lazy about it, lol.

I hear ya. It didn't look like the pads had a glaze either. I am betting it is the rotor.

I'll have to go take care of that and make a follow up video!

Good. There is, what I perceive to be, a shortage of really good e46 vids in relations to that amount of available DIY maintenance coupled with forum support. If you ever have to service your hard coolant pipes, definitely make a video for that. I just did this and wish I had found some of your other vids first. Keep 'em coming!

Will do! Just curious, how did yours fail? Seals leaking or did they burst or...?

THE MIXiUM try ecs tuning.com

Sell our E46’s and buy whatever he gets haha

+reggie carey pentosin dot 4 low viscoscity. It has to be that exact fluid if you have a DSC pump.

On a, e46 BMW always type 4

Yes but depending on which of the 3 ASC/DSC pumps you have, BMW recommends either dot 4 or dot 4 low viscosity.

reggie carey l

Foot pounds aren't the same as nM! 22 foot pounds is about 30 nM