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Help! I am trying to remove the pins from the front calipers but they are stuck solid. I have managed to get one out, but the other three i have ended up sawing in half, result, 3 half pins stuck in the rear of the calipers!:( I have tried hammering them with no luck and am worried i could damage the calipers.

Any suggestions how i could get these ******`s out?

 

Thanks

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Help! I am trying to remove the pins from the front calipers but they are stuck solid. I have managed to get one out, but the other three i have ended up sawing in half, result, 3 half pins stuck in the rear of the calipers!:( I have tried hammering them with no luck and am worried i could damage the calipers.

Any suggestions how i could get these ******`s out?

 

Thanks

 

Have you taken the calipers off the car?

 

Edit: Sorry, see below

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If off the car then have you got any access to a fly press? If so then easy to use a pin punch and the press to shock it out.

 

If not then support the caliper on a socket or similar placed on a solid hard surface, get a pin punch and club hammer and shock it with decent swipes.

Repeated light hitting won't touch it, the caliper will be fine if correctly supported.

 

Edit: If you're using any old piece of metal as a punch then this won't help either as it'll just mushroom at the end and absorb the impact from the hit.

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Plusgas would be better as it's a penetrating oil however it's down to how well and how sudden the shock from the hit is.

 

If they are off the car then that's easier, support on something like a socket.

what are you using, a normal hammer and an old pin to smack them out?

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Plusgas would be better as it's a penetrating oil however it's down to how well and how sudden the shock from the hit is.

 

If they are off the car then that's easier, support on something like a socket.

what are you using, a normal hammer and an old pin to smack them out?

 

 

Yes, hammer and old pin. The ends have been mushrooming but i have been de-burring them with a small craft tool.

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Yes, hammer and old pin. The ends have been mushrooming but i have been de-burring them with a small craft tool.

 

Problem is that the hammer is too lightweight and the pin is absorbing the blow!

 

Any mates work in engineering or is there a small engineering shop nearby? they will more than likely have a small fly press.

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I ended up cutting mine in half and pulling one half through the normal direction and the other half was knocked through the other way using a steel rod.

 

 

 

Thats what i have done. 1 more out so far today so only 2 more to go then i can start cleaning them ready to paint.:)

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