brembo issue
Guys,
Our pins have a little rubber collar on them that holds the pins in place. If you have lots of hard braking and the calipers are exposed to lots of heat, the rubber collars can melt and seize into place, causing the pins to be siezed.
Trying to punch them out only results in bent pins most times.
Buy a pin kit from crate engine depot, cut the pins in half while still installed, and use a small butane torch to heat one end slightly, punch it out, and then do the other end.
I had to do mine at 36,000 miles, after a couple of hard auto-x days and a near accident which caused me to heat the rotors to a glaze and almost catch my pads on fire.
I did pads, 4 rotors, and a 2 pin kits. Next brake job the calipers will get sandblasted and be treated to a rebuild kit.
Our pins have a little rubber collar on them that holds the pins in place. If you have lots of hard braking and the calipers are exposed to lots of heat, the rubber collars can melt and seize into place, causing the pins to be siezed.
Trying to punch them out only results in bent pins most times.
Buy a pin kit from crate engine depot, cut the pins in half while still installed, and use a small butane torch to heat one end slightly, punch it out, and then do the other end.
I had to do mine at 36,000 miles, after a couple of hard auto-x days and a near accident which caused me to heat the rotors to a glaze and almost catch my pads on fire.
I did pads, 4 rotors, and a 2 pin kits. Next brake job the calipers will get sandblasted and be treated to a rebuild kit.
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I had the exact same problems. Ended up cutting out the center and punched the two ends out. My car had 20000km when I switched my brakes and they never saw a winter and they were still seized to crap. I actually made a couple ding marks on the calipers which really pissed me off as well. To solve the problem just re-lube them every oil change.
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Hm, my pins came right out tapping them with a hammer and my front brakes were pretty well crystallized and gone at 30,000 miles. I should have gotten rotors but wanted the car back on the road asap so I didn't wait. Dealer replaced them around 20k miles ago.
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So, if I attach the caliper to make it solid and stable, there shouldn't be any problems..
Edit: OHHH a mill is a grinder right?
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I didn't know that was anti-seize, lol. I thought it was just brake quiet compound so I just applied it to the backside of the pads where the piston makes contact. If I keep the car long enough for another brake change, I'll remember that.
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So I'm going to try to replace my seized brembos this weekend.. got myself a grinder to cut the pins, a heat gun, Deep Creep and lots of willpower 
I'm also going to try to bleed them (all 4 wheels I mean)... although it looks easy, but i've never done it before..
Does it really matter if i don't bleed the back wheels, my car has about 40k miles on it? And just bleed out the front ones to purge the fluid?
I'm also going to try to bleed them (all 4 wheels I mean)... although it looks easy, but i've never done it before..
Does it really matter if i don't bleed the back wheels, my car has about 40k miles on it? And just bleed out the front ones to purge the fluid?
Last edited by jpower102; Aug 31, 2012 at 11:34 AM.
Mallett and brass punch. Push the retainer clip down or have soneone hokd it for you. Then put on your man pants and go to town. No reason they should be seized.
Try spraying it down with some brake dust cleaner before hand. Or pb blaster (or similar) and let it soak overnight
Try spraying it down with some brake dust cleaner before hand. Or pb blaster (or similar) and let it soak overnight
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So FINALLY got them done ... was one of the hardest jobs i've had to do..
Here's what I went through:
- Cutting the pins was pretty easy as I had a grinder
- The outer part of the pin was actually already loose when I cut it..
- The inner part of the pins is where the big job was.. I used a heat gun, Deep Creep, pounded the hell out of them, but nothing was even close to getting out..
At that point I was getting discouraged untill I went to see the neighbour which guess what,
HAD A MILL !!!
Still wasn't a walk in the park ... took probably 4-5 hours to drill, punch, drill, punch 3 of them out using titanium drill bits, but on the 4th one the drill bit broke inside!!! No way it was getting out of there...
So finally went and bought some cobalt drill bits which weren't that effective, but a combination of punching and drilling finally made it come out...
The calipers were pretty scratched at the end of the process, so I bought a red paint kit and now they look great!
In total, probably close to 20 hours of works, but I'm happy I got it done and I sure wouldn't wish all this crap to my worst enemy lol
Here's what I went through:
- Cutting the pins was pretty easy as I had a grinder
- The outer part of the pin was actually already loose when I cut it..
- The inner part of the pins is where the big job was.. I used a heat gun, Deep Creep, pounded the hell out of them, but nothing was even close to getting out..
At that point I was getting discouraged untill I went to see the neighbour which guess what,
HAD A MILL !!!
Still wasn't a walk in the park ... took probably 4-5 hours to drill, punch, drill, punch 3 of them out using titanium drill bits, but on the 4th one the drill bit broke inside!!! No way it was getting out of there...
So finally went and bought some cobalt drill bits which weren't that effective, but a combination of punching and drilling finally made it come out...
The calipers were pretty scratched at the end of the process, so I bought a red paint kit and now they look great!
In total, probably close to 20 hours of works, but I'm happy I got it done and I sure wouldn't wish all this crap to my worst enemy lol
Last edited by jpower102; Sep 3, 2012 at 10:16 AM.
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