I have a 1993 st 1100 and I and tryn to put new pad on it everything went smooth till I tried to take the Allen head pad slide bolt out tried for days and it rounded the Allen head bolt out. can any one suggest how I can get it out
I've not tried this, but if you can get a grip on the pin with the serrations of the Vise Grip's jaws, you should be able to turn it without the dremel. Flattening two sides would improve the grip. BTW, they make different sized Vise Grip pliers, so if what you have at hand is too big, start looking around....I assume you mean the pad pin that holds the pads in place.
I stripped mine and I used a Dremel to flattened the pin a bit on both sides, the part between the 2 pads, so I could clamp a small vise grip on it to loosen the pin. Worked fine and easier, IMO, than trying to drill out the pin head.
Try the vice grip process as per post #2. Completely non invasive. As SMSW suggests in post #6 you might get away with not grinding the pin if you're able to secure the vise grip tight enough. I had a dremel handy so used it.The pad pins are completely seized and I managed to round off the hex drive on the right side.
As above,or remove and a drill press is your friend.As are sharp tools, bits.Good excuse to add to tool inventory.Seems that removing the entire caliper and taking that to the dealer, or even a machine shop, may be worth considering.
Did you get the replacement pins yet?