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- 2000 ST1100 ABS TCS
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- 004
...on STick's right front caliper. Had to drill it out. I'm sure others have had this problem. First used a 15/64 bit down the center of the (very damaged) hex head to remove the pin, then a 19/64 just to the depth of the threaded portion to leave enough "meat" for an EZ-Out. If that had failed, would have upped to a 21/64 to get to the edge of the threads and re-tapped the hole.
There are very good reasons to have 6' drill press in The CattGarage.
The rest of the caliper rebuild is well documented in these pages.
OBTW, the can of PB Blaster in the second pic is always my first attempt to remove a stuck pin. Let it soak overnight, grind a "flat" on the exposed edge of the pin, chuck the caliper on the vise and grab the pin with a ViceGrips. Wiggle-wiggle-wiggle with increasing tension 'til it either break loose or the pin breaks. On lipSTick's rear caliper a couple weeks ago, the pin broke loose. On STick's caliper yesterday, the pin broke, hence the histrionics depicted above.
There are very good reasons to have 6' drill press in The CattGarage.
The rest of the caliper rebuild is well documented in these pages.
OBTW, the can of PB Blaster in the second pic is always my first attempt to remove a stuck pin. Let it soak overnight, grind a "flat" on the exposed edge of the pin, chuck the caliper on the vise and grab the pin with a ViceGrips. Wiggle-wiggle-wiggle with increasing tension 'til it either break loose or the pin breaks. On lipSTick's rear caliper a couple weeks ago, the pin broke loose. On STick's caliper yesterday, the pin broke, hence the histrionics depicted above.
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