Right I decided to strip and clean my brakes as they were starting to squeeke a little bit. So off i went in the normal manner got all the tools together that i would need(Jack, Axle Stand, Hammer, Punch, Wire Brush and some Copper Grease.
So i jacked up the driver side whipped of the wheels and set about removing the pads and started to knock out the pins that hold them in place the top one came out without a problem however the bottom one was a different story it was completely seized solin and rather than moving the pin it started to bend in the middle(i will stick the pics at the end of this). So i left the pin and did what i could with the caliper of the car then proceeded to visit my local dealer to get some pins only to be told that these come in packs of two pins plus the spring retainer so you need to buy two pack one for each caliper @ £25+ vat.
Given my situation I had to pay this so £50 for four pins i got back on with the job, I had to remove the caliper and cut the pin out and then clean up and re-fit everything.
So keep you brake clean so this doesnt happen to you, also made a bit of damage to the caliper aswell so they will be need a new coat of paint.
Here are pics of damage.
here is the pin out against a straight one
So i jacked up the driver side whipped of the wheels and set about removing the pads and started to knock out the pins that hold them in place the top one came out without a problem however the bottom one was a different story it was completely seized solin and rather than moving the pin it started to bend in the middle(i will stick the pics at the end of this). So i left the pin and did what i could with the caliper of the car then proceeded to visit my local dealer to get some pins only to be told that these come in packs of two pins plus the spring retainer so you need to buy two pack one for each caliper @ £25+ vat.
Given my situation I had to pay this so £50 for four pins i got back on with the job, I had to remove the caliper and cut the pin out and then clean up and re-fit everything.
So keep you brake clean so this doesnt happen to you, also made a bit of damage to the caliper aswell so they will be need a new coat of paint.
Here are pics of damage.
here is the pin out against a straight one