tigersaw
09-02-06, 01:46 AM
I sucessfully removed the brake pins that have been mentioned so many times, ( thanks for the guidance all those who replied ), but I mullered one of the clips that holds them in, by initially turning the pin with a 5mm socket before removing the caliper and looking how it all works :oops:
I thought I'd best get a bag of replacements, but having a right bugger of a job.
First off, identifying the things, they seem to be called any one of :
Clevis pin clips
R clips
Retaining clips
Beta pins
and they come in a zillion sizes. I figured they can be defined by their absolute dimensions, ( wire diameter / length ) or by the diameter of the pin they are to fit onto. I keep looking, but pictures are deceiving - one kit was suitable for hitching trailers to tractors, but looked right... just a matter of scale!
Anyone offhand know what size I need, link to a site where I can get a bagfull or a selection box with sizes small enough?
I thought I'd best get a bag of replacements, but having a right bugger of a job.
First off, identifying the things, they seem to be called any one of :
Clevis pin clips
R clips
Retaining clips
Beta pins
and they come in a zillion sizes. I figured they can be defined by their absolute dimensions, ( wire diameter / length ) or by the diameter of the pin they are to fit onto. I keep looking, but pictures are deceiving - one kit was suitable for hitching trailers to tractors, but looked right... just a matter of scale!
Anyone offhand know what size I need, link to a site where I can get a bagfull or a selection box with sizes small enough?