Rear Brake pad removal
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 9:52 am
Hello again,
I’m having a nightmare trying to sort the rear brakes on my bike in that I can’t get the pins holding the pads in place, out of the calliper!
I knackered the calliper that is on the bike as the pin snapped and I had to drill the old one out. Being ham fisted and not having a long enough drill bit, I have over drilled the holes and the pins move around.
I have just bought another calliper off Ebay but those pins are in solid as well.
Can I use heat to get them out or will this damage the calliper or are there any other suggestions?
Help
Ali
I’m having a nightmare trying to sort the rear brakes on my bike in that I can’t get the pins holding the pads in place, out of the calliper!
I knackered the calliper that is on the bike as the pin snapped and I had to drill the old one out. Being ham fisted and not having a long enough drill bit, I have over drilled the holes and the pins move around.
I have just bought another calliper off Ebay but those pins are in solid as well.
Can I use heat to get them out or will this damage the calliper or are there any other suggestions?
Help
Ali