Rear caliper bolts seized.

[panosm]

Hello peeps,

Itook my bike to a local garage in Slough and i was told that i need a new rear caliper as the bolts have sized....Is there anything i can do to fix it or should i trust the mechanic?

[Rocket]

Why did you take your bike to a garage? What is the problem? Which bolts are they saying are seized?

[andrewsmith]

depends which 1's most can be stripped and replaced

Most mechanics say there goosed if the bolts have siezed.
That is what release oil and impact drivers if for

[panosm]

I have had problems adjusting the clutch as mentioned on a different thread...turned out i need a new clutch cable....while the bike was at the garage i thought why not change the rear pads that were almost worn out at the same time as i (unfortunately) live in a flat and havent got a garden or an extensive "collection" of tools to do it myself.i ll take pics tomorrow and i ll post them. the f£&ng mechanic actually rounded off one of the allen bolts on the caliper....i ll use my dremel to cut across it and take it back.....

[andrewsmith]

The mechanic should remedy a damaged part if he's rounded it.
Just seen your location you should be going to spanner man. search his name on the org (edit http://www.stewarts-motorcycles.co.uk/links.html)

It'll be worth the money if need be

[Sid Squid]

Take the caliper off, find/make/improvise a suitable anvil that supports the back of the caliper fully, and then with a drift hit the head of the bolt properly hard, and I really mean hard. This does two things, it shocks the threads and it also depresses the material under bolt head such that the bolt is no longer tight. If you've done it right the bolts will be barely more than finger tight.

In a previous incarnation the same caliper had 14mm hex headed bolts instead of the same bolt with a pathetically inadequate 6mm recess, they didn't round as easily.

[Stephen McG]

This is my 1st ever Suzuki, but with all my previous bikes 1 Kawasaki and 4 Hondas, you could change pads without removing caliper.
This would not solve your seized bolt but would get you new pads.
If this is not the case with Suzuki, I will no doubt find out before year is out.

SMcG