Braek pad sliding pins

Ok,

I can't for the life of me remove my brake sliding pins (gsxr front end) two are fine but there is one on each caliper not budging with an easy out any amount of penetrating oil

Ideas?

[Jayneflakes]

Can you remove the callipers from the bike?

Once removed from the bike carefully put the callipers in a vice or similar so that they are fixed into place. Can you then access the pins with a drift?

If not be prepared to replace them with new pins and then gets some plumbers pliers (the ones that apply more force to the thing being gripped when you apply turning force) on the old pins. Eventually they will move, but it is likely that they will be damaged.

If the damage is not too bad, a rub down with wire wool may remove any corrosion that is causing this problem. Reassemble with some nice grease to prevent it in the future.

If all else fails, you may need to drill them out.

Good luck.

I have spares ready, so I don't care if I fubar the old ones! I don't see how I could get pliers in there to turn the pins without snapping the piece of metal that is in the way?

It is these

http://www.triumphrat.net/memberalbums/data/504/9.jpg

[Bibio]

i take it you have mullered the hex on the end?

Yeah absolutely round can't even bang a torx in, my easy out bites hard, but I still can't get it to turn adjustable wrench slips it's grip same with vice.

[Bibio]

if it were me my first port of call would be to use a nice new pozi bit in an impact driver then give it a good old whack. if that dont work then i would drill a hole in the old hex hole just slightly under the size of a torx then tap the torx on then whack it with an impact driver. it needs the whack of an impact driver to break the seizing free. if that dont work then its drilling the head out, first with a bit the size of the pin to remove the pin then drilling out the rest going up in stages until there was only enough to 'break out' then run a tap down. be careful as the bottom is like a bleed nipple.

top tip. put the calliper back on the forks so it has a nice solid base. dont ever try and take the pins out with the calliper in your hand and unless you have soft jaws for a vice (which is well bolted down) then dont use that either. when tightening up the new pins they only need nipped up.

Pretty sure I used thread lock like a muppet ;D

[Bibio]

ahhhh. now then. if you used thread lock then get a soldering iron (hotter the better) and put it on the end of the bolt (hex end) for a good 10 mins. once you have done that then use the pozi in an impact trick and it will come right out.

yes your a muppet.. lol

those pins are not under any stress they are only there to keep the pads in place so you dont have to use any locking type stuff, in fact i use a small dab of copper grease and just nip them up, no need to go mental on them.