My right front brake caliper on my 1996 S10 Blazer has been rattling for some time. The brakes work fine, but the caliper is pretty loose on the brackets. The pins are tightened, yet the caliper still rattles annoyingly when I hit bumps or pot holes. Were there some kind of rubber bushings inside the pin holes that have perhaps worn away? What am I missing from the caliper that is allowing it to rattle so badly?

 

Go to the parts store and tell them you need a pin and bushing kit for your front caliper. That will quiet it right up.
and you are right, there are rubber bushings that fit in a grove on the caliper, and then over that goes a metal sleeve/sliders. chances are the rubber bushings are gone

 

Thanks Rich

 

Not a problem, Good luck, its an easy job, when putting the new bushings in, lube them up

 

i never knew they actually sold those bushings in the calipers. but yeah they go bad all the time. usually the calipers are so cheap i just buy new ones