Brake Caliper Slide-Pin Lubrication & Disc Cleaning Routine for High-Regen EV Drivers
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Because BYD's blended regenerative braking handles 90% of daily deceleration without using the friction brake pads, the mechanical discs and caliper slide pins actually get too little use in wet/salted winter climates!
Simple Maintenance Tips:
- Once a week (on a clear, safe stretch of road with nobody behind you), shift to Neutral (N) at 60 km/h and apply firm mechanical braking down to 15 km/h—this wipes surface rust off the brake rotors in 5 seconds.
- At your 2-year / 40,000 km service, ensure the tech cleans and re-greases the caliper guide pins with silicone brake grease and flushes the DOT 4 LV brake fluid.
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Because BYD's blended regenerative braking handles 90% of daily deceleration without using the friction brake pads, the mechanical discs and caliper slide pins actually get too little use in wet/salted winter climates!
Simple Maintenance Tips:
- Once a week (on a clear, safe stretch of road with nobody behind you), shift to Neutral (N) at 60 km/h and apply firm mechanical braking down to 15 km/h—this wipes surface rust off the brake rotors in 5 seconds.
- At your 2-year / 40,000 km service, ensure the tech cleans and re-greases the caliper guide pins with silicone brake grease and flushes the DOT 4 LV brake fluid.
That Neutral (N) brake wipe trick once a week after washing the car or driving in winter road salt keeps the brake discs mirror-shiny!
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That Neutral (N) brake wipe trick once a week after washing the car or driving in winter road salt keeps the brake discs mirror-shiny!
@Henry_H_TangEV At 80,000 km my Atto 3 still had 7.5mm of original factory brake pad thickness left—regen braking basically makes brake pads last the life of the car.
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