# Caliper guide pins, long and short

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/caliper-guide-pins-long-and-short/105456>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chrysler, towncountry\
**Created:** [June 29, 2017, 8:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/caliper-guide-pins-long-and-short/105456 "2017-06-29T20:33:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2017, 8:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/caliper-guide-pins-long-and-short/105456/1 "2017-06-29T20:33:57Z")

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Each front caliper has an upper and lower guide pin. I removed all 4 guide pins and, too late, see there is a long and a short guide pin. Which goes in the upper and which goes in the lower position on the brake caliper.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2017, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/caliper-guide-pins-long-and-short/105456/2 "2017-06-29T20:48:14Z")

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Take the long guide pin and insert it in both holes.

The hole where the guide pin doesn’t completely insert is the wrong hole.

Tester

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**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2017, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/caliper-guide-pins-long-and-short/105456/3 "2017-06-29T20:51:24Z")

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I thought I did that but I’ll try again. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2017, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/caliper-guide-pins-long-and-short/105456/4 "2017-06-29T21:13:50Z")

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Yeah, it makes no diff. Long and short each fit completely into the top and the bottom bore. Both bores are the same depth, smooth all the way (no shoulder.)

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**Author:** ![kurtwm1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/13edae/32.png) [@kurtwm1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kurtwm1)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2017, 1:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/caliper-guide-pins-long-and-short/105456/5 "2017-06-30T01:19:51Z")

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may end up removing one of the pins on the other wheel to compare.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2017, 1:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/caliper-guide-pins-long-and-short/105456/6 "2017-06-30T01:24:34Z")

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> [@shanonia](#):
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> I removed all 4 guide pins and, too lat

The OP removed all four pins at the same time.

Didn’t pay attention.

Tester