rear brakes

[Jazzscot]

was out in the garage tonight fitting new pads to the stock caliper. Why is it that simple jobs never are? The problem I had was the little screw cap thingy that allows me access to the allen bolt head to remove the pads was stuck. Last night i soaked it in Wd 40 in the hope that it would help removing it.

So tonight I tried again to loosen the cap but the usual happened, the feckin screwdriver slot enlarged and I had to drill it out.

Question, where can I get a replacement? or does anyone have a spare??


Cheers Jazz

[Jonesey]

Hi jazzscoot, give me your address, I'll send you one.
It'll cost you a cup of coffee if we ever meet.
(that sounded a bit sinister)
Cheers, Chris.

[Jazzscot]

you have mail jonesy

[ChrisC]

Guess what jazzscot, Thought I'd checkout my rear caliper & pads too, I can see me going down the same road, the cap that retains the pad pin is tighter than it needs to be i'm asuming it is threaded ,anyone any ideas about
how to remove it "short of butchery".
Cheers ChrisC

[ChrisC]

"BUTCHERY it is then!" Thanks Mike

Cheers ChrisC

[Jazzscot]

Yip Butchery sounds about right. I tried to be nice and gentle but it wasnt having it. So when I applied more pressure it started to fall apart. Drilled a small hole first to gauge depth then got the bigger drill to drill out the wee nut. Unscrewed the allan nut and that cleaned the threads up nicely to recieve the new nut that Jonesey is kindly donating.


Jazz

[Stratman]

I always use a big thick bit in the impact driver to remove these - don't need the "impact" but the size and leverage you get means you don't foul up the head.

[ChrisC]

Hey Guys, quick update undid the two caps on the front calipers without a problem,but the rear one .....a large amount of "colourful language" a big old screwdriver with molegrips attached to the shaft for extra purchase and "crack" off it came...it still amazes me how something so small can be so tight. Going to take F/S Mikes advice and buy a handful of grub screws....
Cheers all. ChrisC

[tony.mon]

Or a cap head would do it, that way you have the head that you can get mole grips (or Stillsons) on to.

Either way, lots of lovely copper grease, ordinary grease just melt/washes off.

[ChrisC]

Copper grease....just love that stuff, whatever i use i won't tighten the caps up that tight, think my brakes had been fitted by a grounded kamikaze pilot,still trying to prove a point.....

ChrisC

[Pete.L]

That's it. Copper grease and don't do it up more than finger tight.
I use an impact driver, without the hammer, to remove it too

Pete.l

[Jazzscot]

plugs now fitted with copper grease thanks guys, and a big thank you Jonesey

[bikerpiker]

I think this might be the stubborn wee buggers here ,they're cheap as chips ..........well ,actually much much cheaper .

Clicky - http://www.stagonset.co.uk/fasteners?ca ... Screws#top

Someone posted the link a while back , i had it saved

[ChrisC]

Thanks for the info bikerpiker.Went to buy some M10 grub screws today,
the guy measured the thread of the original cap and told me that the pitch is 1.0. I see on the advert for stagonset that there M10 s are 1.5 pitch is this why the little buggers are so tight.
Cheers ChrisC