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Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => FZS600 Fazer => Topic started by: Tefer on 11 March 2012, 12:21:01 pm

Title: Brake Pad Retaining Pin?
Post by: Tefer on 11 March 2012, 12:21:01 pm: Hi,

One of my pad retaining pins is seized solid in the caliper, gonna have to Cut/Drill it free. Does anyone have the dimensions, there are some stainless ones on ebay but all different sizes.

There is one original on Ebay.
Title: Re: Brake Pad Retaining Pin?
Post by: Gnasher on 11 March 2012, 05:40:26 pm: :stop

What caliper front or rear?

Not any old stainless will do either put in the worng sort and it could end in :'(
Title: Re: Brake Pad Retaining Pin?
Post by: Tefer on 11 March 2012, 06:01:28 pm: Front Right Caliper, i was thinking something like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brake-caliper-pad-pin-Kawasaki-Suzuki-Honda-Yamaha-56mm-x-6mm-/150747450668?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item23193f8d2c#ht_3915wt_1067 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brake-caliper-pad-pin-Kawasaki-Suzuki-Honda-Yamaha-56mm-x-6mm-/150747450668?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item23193f8d2c#ht_3915wt_1067)
Title: Re: Brake Pad Retaining Pin?
Post by: Gnasher on 11 March 2012, 07:12:48 pm: Quote from: Tefer on 11 March 2012, 06:01:28 pm
Front Right Caliper, i was thinking something like this [url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brake-caliper-pad-pin-Kawasaki-Suzuki-Honda-Yamaha-56mm-x-6mm-/150747450668?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item23193f8d2c#ht_3915wt_1067[/url] ([url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brake-caliper-pad-pin-Kawasaki-Suzuki-Honda-Yamaha-56mm-x-6mm-/150747450668?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item23193f8d2c#ht_3915wt_1067[/url])

Dont touch it!

Remove the old pin FIRST get hold of a flat punch that is long enough to drift the old pin out, DONT drill it or you will more than likely wreck the capliper. Chances are it's just oxidation between the pin and the caliper once removed the pin can be cleaned up with fine grade emery and the holes cleaned out with a drill bit.

When cleaning out the holes ONLY use your fingers to twist/pull the drill bit DONT force it and keep it parallel. If the pin is too damage then replace it with an OE they are not that expensive.
Title: Re: Brake Pad Retaining Pin?
Post by: Tefer on 11 March 2012, 10:42:57 pm: Tried hitting it with a punch, don't want to do it to hard while on the leg. Do you think it would be better to remove caliper from bike?
Title: Re: Brake Pad Retaining Pin?
Post by: Gnasher on 11 March 2012, 10:51:39 pm: Try unbolting it from the leg and resting it on something failing that removal is really the only way, the fact that its this bad it would be wise to remove both and service them.
Title: Re: Brake Pad Retaining Pin?
Post by: Tefer on 12 March 2012, 08:22:07 am: Left one came out as normal, and is cleaned and working great, just the right one is stuck solid and i don't want to damage fork leg.