JLarson's build thread

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Originally Posted by JLarson

I'd already freed the calipers by the time my wife arrived with the socket, so I was ready to release my brake pads quickly and easily!

Brake pads, why for you no come out?!?! The frigging pins in the calipers were so warped and covered with brake dust and corrosion that it was a multi hour process to get them loose. It was complicated a little bit further by the learning curve -took me a few minutes to figure out that I actually needed to take those pins out to release the brake pads. So that's something I know now.

What I ended up doing was removing the cotter pin, pushing a drill bit through the bottom while unscrewing from the top, then once one end came free, gripping with needle nose pliers and pulling. Is there an easier way to do this or a better trick? It worked, but it was a very tedious process. This part should not have (but did) take me multiple hours, and it's not my first brake job.

Getting the fresh pins, plates, and brake pads in place was comparably easy. No pictures, you all know what that looks like I'm sure.

Next time push in on middle of the pad keeper to take the stress off of the pin. The pin will slide out with a twisting motion with no issues. It will bind up if you do not press it and cause the issue that you had. I use a flat tipped screw driver and needle nose pliers for the twisting motion on the pin. It is best to take the pads out while the caliper is still mounted to the car.