changing my brake pads the other day and...

[sammyb33]

i went to change my pads that were in extreme need of it. Easy Job right? hell its like 2 bolts a C Clamp and your good to go.....

 

found out that 3 out of my 4 slide pins in the caliper are seized. just wondering if anyone knows of a good way to coax them out?? is there some type of lock that is holding them in there, like a little clip, or if turned a certain way they just pop out??? any help would be appreciated...going to look that the junk yard tomorrow to see if they have some other misc. stuff i need, so i might just go pull those calipers to see if the slide pins on them are ok...cuz if so, i might save me some time....... who knows...

 

-Sam

[Precise1]

I recommend starting here...

http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=2076

 

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[94extreme]

got PB Blaster?

[sammyb33]

yes, i do have PB Blaster....

 

and yea i was just making sure there was no retaining clip i did not know about, because they are frozen solid on/in the frame....

 

oh well i guess i just have to make a trip to the u pull it yard...

 

thanks guys...

[Precise1]

NP, but did you try a torch yet ??

 

 

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[sammyb33]

i was about to whip out the torch, but i didnt know if eventually i might warp the caliper frame....which i thought better of not doing.....so i dont kno if a torch would be the best idea yet...unless i can get another set..

[Precise1]

Fair enough, but I'd say you have little to lose at this point...

 

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[sammyb33]

its my daily...so all i did was replace the worn (horrible) pads back on...in which case is not a good fix, but will work for the time being, because all the slide pins do is relocated the caliper for even, break pad wear, so since the pads are freakin horrible, i think i should be ok till then.

 

so not taking the torch to my DD's caliper frame i thought or think is a good idea at the time.....but i agree it would prob. work...thanks

 

 

sam

[Precise1]

Ahh, yes, DD makes a big difference. I'd probably have done the same as a temp fix. Good luck !!

 

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[KILLVOX]

Mine were fused so bad i had to put them in a vise and take atorch to them. Pulled new ones out of a pathy in a junk yard. I inspect them every 3 or 4 months now. :cool2: Good luck

[sammyb33]

so you did torch them? and you didnt have any problems afterwards? Easier than just PBing them and some vise grips?

 

 

any feedback would help KILLVOX, because found out today a yard that is like 20 mins away has like 6 95s there....and apparently it is cheap and a relative works there, so maybe, just maybe i can get some free parts.....