Seized caliper pins - stainless replacements?

[Possu]

Brake pad pins look like their seized in to the calipers on my 2000 1150GS despite being wel coated in Coppaslip? Pads are okay for the moment though, so no hury to sort out.

Before I take them off the bike to sort out, anyone know if stainless pins are available? If so, I'd like to have them before working on the calipers.

 

[Kropotkin]

Steve,

You may find more information in this thread here, which covered this topic.

 

[Possu]

Steve,

You may find more information in this thread here, which covered this topic.

Thanks.

I knew about this thread but could not find it. After posting I remembered that Moto-Bins had been mentioned. Ordered a set earlier this afternoon.

I'll have to remove calipers, put them in a vice & hopefully drift the pins out. May try a little heat from a heat gun to loosen things up (hopefully without any brake fluid alight.....)

 

[Big Al Litch]

I have used SS pins in the past and while they don't rust, they still get a build up of brake-dust & road-dirt if not cleaned.

On my GS I just remove the pins & pads occasionally and clean them, it only takes a very few minutes and means everything is kept in tip-top condition.

 

[Taipan]

Thanks.

I knew about this thread but could not find it. After posting I remembered that Moto-Bins had been mentioned. Ordered a set earlier this afternoon.

I'll have to remove calipers, put them in a vice & hopefully drift the pins out. May try a little heat from a heat gun to loosen things up (hopefully without any brake fluid alight.....)

I fitted new pads to my GS the other week. The pins were stuck in. A kettle of boiling water expanded the caliper enough to drift the pins out. Might be worth trying this first as its probably less damaging than a heat gun?

 

[Possu]

I fitted new pads to my GS the other week. The pins were stuck in. A kettle of boiling water expanded the caliper enough to drift the pins out. Might be worth trying this first as its probably less damaging than a heat gun?

Top idea, will give it a try when the stainless pins arrive. Used a similar trick (boiling water on a cloth) to heat up a piston to ease fitment of the gudgeon pin.

 

[dibdob69]

So these pins,are thay supposed to screw out or pull out ?

 

[Possu]

Thy pull out, not threaded They're retained by the bent over R-Clip. The screwdriver slot on the end alows ou to rotate the in in case it's stuck. Mine's very stick.

You can also drift them out from the other side if no too much corrosion.

 

[Possu]

I fitted new pads to my GS the other week. The pins were stuck in. A kettle of boiling water expanded the caliper enough to drift the pins out. Might be worth trying this first as its probably less damaging than a heat gun?

Hot water trick worked fine - thanks

All went well until I went to remove the master cylinder top, 3 of the 4 stainless countersunk allen screws I'd fitted had rounded out. Managed to dot-punch them round & out. Brakes bled easy using a syringe.

 

[Steptoe]

So these pins,are thay supposed to screw out or pull out ?

Later type of calipers screw out