Before I take a sledgehammer to my car.....
04-08-2008, 10:31 PM
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Before I take a sledgehammer to my car.....
.... does anyone have any suggestions to removing the bottom pin on a Bendix caliper????
04-08-2008, 10:47 PM
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too dark for a pic, will get one up tomorrow, only the standard ford caliper, but tried allsorts, Plus gas, Brake cleaner, wire brush then hitting it, maybe the hammer isnt big enough?
04-08-2008, 10:48 PM
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Just for the record this is what I hate about Haynes cos they make it look so easy!? in the pic the pin just slides out!!!
04-08-2008, 10:52 PM
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is it 2 pins going through the pads? if so i use a punch and a hammer and tap them out, if tight i push the plate that retains the pads in place which springs on the pins away from them, hope this helps if these are the kind you are on about?
04-08-2008, 10:52 PM
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The pin on a single piston sliding front calliper? It has one top and bottom? It " should" just need un doing with the allen key till it is totally free then a wee tap with a long punch or screw driver and out it pops.
Daft question, but have made sure it is full loosened from the threads?
Once u only have one in (cos it sounds like u have removed the other one) u can pivot the calliper and pad cradle and work it loose?
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Daft question, but have made sure it is full loosened from the threads?
Once u only have one in (cos it sounds like u have removed the other one) u can pivot the calliper and pad cradle and work it loose?
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04-08-2008, 10:54 PM
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no, its one pin through the bottom of the caliper, when i get it out, i can slide/rotate the caliper around and off then take the pads out.
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04-08-2008, 11:03 PM
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do they not have a bolt on the back that you undo and then it pivots? without pics im unsure what you mean, sorry i cant be of more help at the minute mate
04-08-2008, 11:04 PM
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is it one of the two "mounting bolts" cos thats what I am talking about.
What car exactly and std callipers or not?
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is it one of the two "mounting bolts" cos thats what I am talking about.
What car exactly and std callipers or not?
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04-08-2008, 11:12 PM
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no it doesnt bolt, this pin goes through the bottom of the caliper and has a head on it to stop it sliding straight through, then it has a small hole to put an R-clip in to stop it sliding back.
05-08-2008, 06:36 AM
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Simple enough mate, get a good sized drift onto the head of the pin and wallop it to get the pin moving then get a parallel punch slightly smaller in size than the hole the pin goes through and hammer it out.... if it wont come out your not hitting it hard enough 
Never had a problem with these before and have probably done several hundred of them through the years !!!!
Never had a problem with these before and have probably done several hundred of them through the years !!!!
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