Brake pads....
05-01-2004, 12:17 AM
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Brake pads....
Iam attempting to change my rear brake pads on my 94 944 and cant seem to get the retaining pins out, even after soaking them in plenty of wd40....anyone with any ideas?????
Tanks in advance
Tanks in advance
05-01-2004, 12:48 AM
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Is PB Blaster better then wd40 (i hope)? I'll it tomorrow when i get in from the hospital.........hope it works as I am pretty frustrated with it but at the same time perfer to do my own work on the car then someone else(bad expirences).
05-01-2004, 12:51 AM
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Would it be easier to remove the caliper and take them out of the dismounted caliper? I took mine out this way but my purpose was to rebuild the caliper anyway. The caliper is likely to be held on with two 17mm bolts, then you need a 11mm line wrench to disconnect the line (perhaps larger, check first). Then you can use a glove finger and rubber band to close the end of the brake line to prevent leakage. The pads may be tight on the rotor, I used a rubber mallet to pound them off.
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05-03-2004, 11:30 AM
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I know how you feel - mine were hard to remove too. I did two things:
1) took a small file and removed rust and material imperfections from the end of the pins (the end with a hole). Make sure the metal grinds don't get inside the caliper.
2) removed the pins using a long C-clamp: did it with the calipers still mounted to prevent the assembly from "sqeezing", and put a large nut on top of the head of the pin to provide room (inside the nut) where the pin is to retract (it's hard to explain well). This let me move the pin about 4 mm. It was not very tight at that point, and I finished using locking pliers (twisting/pulling).
1) took a small file and removed rust and material imperfections from the end of the pins (the end with a hole). Make sure the metal grinds don't get inside the caliper.
2) removed the pins using a long C-clamp: did it with the calipers still mounted to prevent the assembly from "sqeezing", and put a large nut on top of the head of the pin to provide room (inside the nut) where the pin is to retract (it's hard to explain well). This let me move the pin about 4 mm. It was not very tight at that point, and I finished using locking pliers (twisting/pulling).
05-04-2004, 05:12 PM
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Well I finally broke down and took the car to a local firestone out of desparation....after 4 hours of work they couldnt get the pins out either and told me to buy new calipers of which I did (well not new but rebuilt) so here I am car less and getting to school is gonna be a pain, but hey we have all been there. Any thanks to all who have tried to help, God I love this board :CHEERS: