Thread: Snapped caliper pin. What next?

I pmed you but its going to be a few days and I'm having trouble getting a tq member bracket. I tried Baxter, O'rielly, NAPA, and Autozone and nobody has even a loaded caliper so far. Forget about getting just the bracket. The AZ hub has the pins but no boots anywhere. I'd rather have oem anyway over the raybestos or beck arnley ones that looked weak.

If you have time I can come out tomorrow or thursday and deal with the bracket.

the only time i would be able to do anything would have to be after 7pm, my only day off is sunday

might be able to putt it to my work around the corner from my house, like a block lol.. an doit in the shop..

Try using a torch and heating the shit out of it if you are going to try and save it still.

the thing is, its still in the rubber boot thing, its not like its threaded in or fused together.. some whacks with a hammer an a screw driver or something an it'll come out..

i've had bigger issues then this before lol

I know that Wurth makes a spray that basically does the exact opposite of torching metal - it freezes it. You can actually HEAR the metal clicking as it contracts. Wonderful stuff - here's my experience with it:

I had some open-ended 8-point wal-mart lug nuts that you can just remove with a 3/8" extension, and they froze (rust/corroded) after the car sat for 2 years. Bent one extension, broke 3 keys, and one custom-made piece of square stock that was made out of tool steel (that was wild, by the way!). Thought I was screwed.

Took this stuff, sprayed it ~10sec each lug, and "pop" they came right off with hand tools. No kidding. I hear this stuff is expensive, but, it's great for jammed metal bits! $0.02, good luck.

^Always wondered if that stuff worked.

Thanks. If it comes to that I'll buy a new loaded caliper. Still a good idea. Especially if I can't find a loaded caliper. So far that's the case.

I think once we get the caliper off and on a bench we will convince the parts of the snapped pin to come out. One concern is that the channel for the slider boot/pin may be damaged and require replacement. At least I will be able to limp it home.

One thing I am considering is install my P10 rear brake upgrade and Altima Master Cylinder. Both are junk yard take-offs that looked to be recent replacements. ~$20
I bench bled the MC about two years ago and never installed it. The initial plan was to hold off on the upgrade until I could get new ss lines. My Goodridges are 5 years old or more.

lol i dont even get how its stuck in there it doesnt make sense..

the pin itself goes into the rubber boot, the boot goes into the tq member thing, so whats the hold up i wonder? bring your BFH an we'll get it out heh

The threads are locked in the caliper body and the end of the pin is wedged in the tq. member. Soak the stuck bolt in pb overnight and it will come out. In fact i already doused it once so its probably ready to come out right now. The pin will probably hammer out with a few good whacks at the right angle. Some pb wouldn't hurt. I wish I had the punch I used to use at Zai's shop. Its time to buy a real breaker bar too.

i got the part with the threads out remember? the part thats stuck shouldnt have any threads on it at all, so should be a cake walk