Brake Help!!

[stever1000]

I am leaving to Portland for a week on Thursday and I need to get this diagnosed as soon as posible!

I just did the front and rear pads, as well as the front rotors over the weekend.

I just drove 40mins from Richmond to East Van and I noticed my front wheels felt a bit warmer than the rear wheels. All the discs were hot to the touch, which is normal, but I am wondering if this is just because of the pads are brand new and the piston is in a different position, or if it is something worse?
All the brake caliper pistons compressed using a piece of wood and a C-clamp. I put a healthy coat of brake grease on the slider pins. The pads appeared to be wearing evenly. The piston face which touches the pads were slightly rusted, which I think is natural since it is not sealed from the outside?

There is no smoke or burning smell, which makes me wonder if I am overthinking it

I am also wondering if this is tied to my poor fuel efficiency

[macro]

Triple check the slider pins are in the proper locations. I put them in upside down once, seized my brakes, felt like a wheel was coming off.

[stever1000]

The pin with the rubber tip goes in the bottom, right?

[macro]

Correct, still something worth double checking though. I couldn't believe what that simple little mixup did. And I jam those slider bolt holes FULL of grease.

Did you have a visual look of the pistons and rubber seals? I'm not a brake master by any means but those are some of the issues I've had before.

[stever1000]

The slider pins were in correctly, i just checked.

I decided to replace the calipers. Just waiting for the parts now. I will feel a lot more comfortable on my trip to Oregon knowing that the calipers are not seizing up and causing me more problems

[macro]

Did you get this and your fuel issue sorted?

[Mr. Flibble]

Slider pins are notoriously problematic on the L400 and Montero.

Happened 3X to mine.

[Mr. Flibble]

I should add; the particular problem with the slider pins is that they commonly seize up. Even when installed properly.

[stever1000]

Slider pins are notoriously problematic on the L400 and Montero.

Happened 3X to mine.

I guess I got lucky: My old ones were all in good shape, and the new calipers came with brand new ones. So I should be fine for a while.

Did you get this and your fuel issue sorted?

luckily for me, I solved all my problems before my trip, I'll post an update soon. with some information

Thanks !