rodneyr

Well, I took off the wheel and right away could see the pin was still in the caliper. However, it looks like it was out a little vs the bottom pin. I moved the pad a little and was able to align the rod again. The rod goes in about 95% otherwise it is too close to the rotor. I made sure the top and bottom rods were in the same place visually. Next, I took a pointer and hammered In the pin with a soft hammer. I believe the rod is now secure. I tried to move by hand and was not able to move the rod in or out. I am not 100% sure it is resolved, but it looks like it could be solved.

I have the before and after images which you will able to see the pin sticking out a little and in the after image inside the opening.

Gofishracing

I AM SUPER IMPRESSED > THE PIN WAS STILL THERE ! So glad for you. The pin on mine seem almost fusion welded from so many heat cycles. Your lucky day.

rodneyr

Well sometimes you get lucky, and the pin was still in the caliper. I believe it resolved the issue, but will not know until I get the car back on the track. It is something that is difficult to actually test. I tried to push/pull the rod out by hand, but it is not like I used pliers to attempt to pull it out.

I don't believe the pin will come out (banged it in pretty good with rubber hammer) which does not guarantee the rod will stay in. I probably should have tried to pull it out just to see if that was possible. The visible surface of the pin looked warn down. However, since I have never seen what a new one looks like I had nothing to compare and verify against. Also, it seems the pin does not cover the whole surface. I can't see how the top of the rod is covered with the pin

Picture is before I put the rod in and hammered in the pin
. The metal was only on the bottom - see the attached picture.