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FZ6-SA Stainless Steel Front Brake Pad Slider Pins
« on: 19 October 2018, 11:01:24 am »
Does anyone know where I can get stainless steel front brake pad slider pins?

I've been looking everywhere (and I can find the caliper mounting bolts) but nobody seem to do the pad pins for the floating caliper. The OEM ones are made from cheese, so I've just rounded one off :(

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Re: FZ6-SA Stainless Steel Front Brake Pad Slider Pins
« Reply #2 on: 19 October 2018, 01:32:49 pm »
They don't appear to do the front bolts I need, but I'll give them a call.

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Re: FZ6-SA Stainless Steel Front Brake Pad Slider Pins
« Reply #3 on: 19 October 2018, 04:09:27 pm »
Unfortunately they say they don't do the pins I need :(

Anyone know how much it would cost to get some fabricated if I can't find a supplier?

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Re: FZ6-SA Stainless Steel Front Brake Pad Slider Pins
« Reply #4 on: 27 October 2018, 11:42:26 pm »
Floating caliper?


Normal pad pins work fine, and how do you 'round one off'???


If you feel you need an upgrade look on Ebay for "FZS 600 brake caliper pad pins titanium"
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Re: FZ6-SA Stainless Steel Front Brake Pad Slider Pins
« Reply #5 on: 27 October 2018, 11:45:58 pm »
how do you 'round one off'???

When it's stuck and, as you apply force with a spanner, instead of it turning the bolt, you discover you're just actually just scraping off the "points" on the hexagonal head because the metal is cheap and soft.

Anyway, a nice poster on the FB Foc-U forum is now sorting out a set for me :thumbup

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Re: FZ6-SA Stainless Steel Front Brake Pad Slider Pins
« Reply #6 on: 28 October 2018, 12:11:11 am »
how do you 'round one off'???

When it's stuck and, as you apply force with a spanner, instead of it turning the bolt, you discover you're just actually just scraping off the "points" on the hexagonal head because the metal is cheap and soft.

Anyway, a nice poster on the FB Foc-U forum is now sorting out a set for me :thumbup


You mean caliper bolts then.
Pad pins are what hold the pads in place, with the two circlips.
Still better off with steel bolts though, that are made for the job, just use sockets rather than spanners.
Better still, a six sided socket, rather than 12, and you'll never have any problems.


I don't even torque them anymore, i just get the feel to nip them up then a tad more, they're not going anywhere in a hurry as there's no real stress on them.
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Re: FZ6-SA Stainless Steel Front Brake Pad Slider Pins
« Reply #7 on: 28 October 2018, 12:44:50 pm »
Sorry Grahamm, i've just noticed you have an FZ6  :groan
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Re: FZ6-SA Stainless Steel Front Brake Pad Slider Pins
« Reply #8 on: 28 October 2018, 10:29:33 pm »



Anyway, a nice poster on the FB Foc-U forum is now sorting out a set for me :thumbup


So not like all those horrid nasty posters on Foc U then? :rolleyes
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Re: FZ6-SA Stainless Steel Front Brake Pad Slider Pins
« Reply #9 on: 28 October 2018, 11:12:34 pm »
So not like all those horrid nasty posters on Foc U then?

Well at least some of them read the details first... :D

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Re: FZ6-SA Stainless Steel Front Brake Pad Slider Pins
« Reply #10 on: 28 October 2018, 11:58:57 pm »
 :lol Sounds like a good result getting the parts then Grahamm :thumbup . Stainless a nice improvement on the originals.