bahoodle

my pins will not come out :'( do u guys think i need new calipers? er should i try cutting grinding then drilling the pins out :/

Snail_SS

iTrader: (3)

Well by the end you will need new pins, have you tried using a punch?

cluelessk

Mine were pretty bad. Ended up starting to damage a caliper so I pulled it off and brought it to a machine shop. They charged me a half hour.

bahoodle

so im thinkin about getting a little torch n trying again but b4 that i read that if i poor boiling water on them that i may b able to get them out? idk im thinking about trying that b4 using a torch on em :/

double clutch

iTrader: (1)

I had to cut mine off with a dremel.

rreineck

iTrader: (1)

Had that issue before. Used a propane torch to heat them up a little then used a tap to remove. Needed new pins after this and don't forget to grease them throughout the year.

Hemphog

iTrader: (2)

I think you will get them out one way or another...if not PM if interested in my spare TC calipers.

bahoodle

believe me i know now.. ive only had the car since november last year ive done the back brakes twice since they get stuck pretty easily n i tried doin the fronts but had no luck i just gotta torch n ordered pins from zzp so hopefully i have some luck this weekend when they get here :/ now what do u mean cut em out with a dremel? like using a mini cutoff wheel wit a dremel? what do u do after that did u dril it out or punch it out?

bahoodle

n ya i for sure will how much would u want for em cuz new ones r like 390 bux :/ and thats about what i make in a week so im tryin to avoid that lol

Hemphog

iTrader: (2)

Really reasonable for a fellow CSS, check your PM.

bahoodle

well i took the caliper off cut the pins w/ a sawzall n the front ones came out easily w just a vicegrip holding them n a hammer but the backs i had to heat up pretty good n beat the **** outta them til they came out :P i actually bent the one pin but then i was able to get vicegrip on it to get it turnin so i sprayed it w pb blaster while turning it cut it n then it came out. the inner pad was seized to the caliper and they were brembo pads so idk if theyve ever been changed lol

Snail_SS

iTrader: (3)

Well already you got everything off now lol

double clutch

iTrader: (1)

I cut the pins on both sides and removed the pads to release the tension on the pins. Then I pounded them out with a punch. You got it figured out tho.

Kostyhhrss

So, I won. I spent 3 hours on 2 calipers, pulled without removing the caliper and any damage.
but of course there was a magic device

cluelessk

Nice. Mine mushroomed and needed to be drilled out.

I put anti seize on my new ones and take them out annually.