Caliper pins any ideas?

[Chewyb]

I've got 4 front calipers all with the pins stuck. I've tried drilling them out that didn't work it was very hard to keep the drill going straight and it chewed up the caliper body
I've tried lots of heat with a blow torch and trying to hit them out with a punch but that is just bending them and not busing them out.
I'm having an absolute nightmare with them as you can tell. So has anyone got any other techniques or tips to getting the pins out?

Any help is appreciated.
Thanks

 

[Matt W]

Cut them out then replace with the upgraded ones.

 

[GrumpyTwig]

A bit of penetrating fluid (don't get it on pads/disc) and leave it over night and then use a big hammer, if they still don't move you'll either end up bending them or need to cut them as above.

 

[Chewyb]

I've tried cutting them out but I still end up with the seized bit stuck in.

 

[Goaters]

I found....

I've tried cutting them out but I still end up with the seized bit stuck in.

I found that if you cut the pins at the front of the caliper i.e. half way along their length and then knock / lever them out from the middle worked for me.

I have to say after a couple of times of doing this I have replaced them with Mr.Pink's custom pins which are soooo much better! Highly recommended!

 

[Mentalpen]

Have you tried boiling water?

 

[Chewyb]

I found that if you cut the pins at the front of the caliper i.e. half way along their length and then knock / lever them out from the middle worked for me.

I have to say after a couple of times of doing this I have replaced them with Mr.Pink's custom pins which are soooo much better! Highly recommended!

How did you knock them out from the middle mate?

 

[Chewyb]

Have you tried boiling water?

Will try that mate anything worth a try I suppose I'm at my wits end with them

 

[Mentalpen]

Heat is all being well but you can have too much, boiling water will heat it slower and will hopefully shift them.

 

[MartyMoore]

take off the caliper and work on them.

 

[Chewyb]

take off the caliper and work on them.

calipers are off the car I have them in a big vice

 

[lemonnobby]

Cut and drill is the only way I've had to do it loads of times

 

[Stephenvenning]

9 times out of 10 it will mess up when drilling them out as the pins are harder than the aluminium calliper. Therefore the drill bit will keep trying to slip off the hard metal pin and into the soft aluminium

 

[Chewyb]

Yeah I tried drilling one out it just destroyed the aluminium

 

[Mentalpen]

Other way is a "quality" pair on mole grips clamped as right as you can on the inner end and hit them with a hammer to turn the pins and free them.

 

[lemonnobby]

Use a centre punch and small drill first and go up sizes.
I've done this 10 times or more no problem.

 

[Joshluff]

Where can you get the updated pins from?

 

[Foxspeed]

Where can you get the updated pins from?

theres a clue in this section plus you could always do search....

 

[Joshluff]

theres a clue in this section plus you could always do search....[


Or you could of just told me cheers buddy

 

[Foxspeed]

I did :thumbup1: