NC24 brake caliper disassembly: knacked 'plug'

[Biscuits]

yep, me again

just come to service the calipers, left one has come apart no probs but the right one looks like its been attacked by a hungry transformer. the slot head 'plug' which covers the actual allen bolt that retains the pads is knacked, no chance of it coming out with a regular screwdriver. tried tentative chiselling but no good.
anyone got any experience/solutions? it already looks like in the past someones cut a new slot in the head while its been in....

[Biscuits]

problem solved. drilled out and used screw extractor

[spooky]

Congats mate, They can be a c**t to get out. On mine the pin under it had seized so badly the allen bolt head rounded off, then tried the drill and screw extractor but it snapped inside it, I tried every thing after that to get it out but ended up getting a whole caliper from a breaker.

[Biscuits]

nightmare!!

i was lucky then, even tho it took me all day lol.
left them out now, tiny dab of silicone just to stop any crap getting in there

[Cammo]

Nice one.

I've had trouble with a few of these in the past.

I don't own an impact driver, but I need to invest in one for times like these!

[Biscuits]

i did consider using an impact driver but with the caliper material being so soft and the pad retaining pin using the same thread i didnt fancy risking it.
after faffing about all day i finally drilled out the middle, 6mm bit, and carefully got a screw extractor in there. since there wasnt much left of the plug and they'r fairly soft i was worried the taper on the extractor would stretch out what was left of the plug and make the situation worse but luckily it wasnt too tight.

had a similar drama with the rear disc bolts but thats another story....

[spooky]

Oh do tell. U know u want to.lol.

[Neosophist]

i did consider using an impact driver but with the caliper material being so soft and the pad retaining pin using the same thread i didnt fancy risking it.
after faffing about all day i finally drilled out the middle, 6mm bit, and carefully got a screw extractor in there. since there wasnt much left of the plug and they'r fairly soft i was worried the taper on the extractor would stretch out what was left of the plug and make the situation worse but luckily it wasnt too tight.

had a similar drama with the rear disc bolts but thats another story....

All you need to save the hassle of stripped / broken threads / bolts.

Even neglected 23 year old NC24's come apart like butter with the right preperation :-)

[Biscuits]

Oh do tell. U know u want to.lol.

oh ok.

This goes back a couple of weeks to when I had *sigh* yet another drama, this time was the Rear Hub Fiasco. Neo was his usual above-and-beyond self ( no sarcasm dude, really appreciate your posts) and gave me a quick rundown and pics of dissasembling the hub.
Cut to scene: 11pm, back garden of Chez Slug, wobbly table lamp on an extension the only source of light, Mrs Slug simmering indoors.

Peering at my trusty iPhone, taking the odd swig of cerveza and clumsily waving what could only vaguely be referred to as an adjustable spanner in the direction his lame '24, is me. Tired, frustrated and balding but determined.
The '24 is turned round in my leaky tarpaulin and railway sleeper lean-to cum 'workshop' and the rear end is hoisted up on a ratchet strap.
"crap" I forgot to slacken off the wheel nuts. Luckily I have the flexibility of Stretch Armstrong and managed to get a foot on the rear brake.
"balls" the link pipe and can are stopping the f'ing wheel from coming out. Luckily I have the vocabulary of the proverbial sailor and with much f'in and blinding the can is off the the wheel is out.
"arse" I've scratched big chunks of paint off the inside of the rear wheel, dragging it against the disc.

*sigh* *swig* "for fucks sake, pain in the arse peice of crap"

After a quick pep talk with Rueben the Dog and Rascal the Cat (the only ones who showed the slightest interest in what I was doing) I went back to it....

[spooky]

oh ok. LOL.

This goes back a couple of weeks to when I had *sigh* yet another drama, this time was the Rear Hub Fiasco. Neo was his usual above-and-beyond self ( no sarcasm dude, really appreciate your posts) and gave me a quick rundown and pics of dissasembling the hub. AS IS HIS WANT.
Cut to scene: 11pm, back garden of Chez Slug, wobbly table lamp on an extension the only source of light, Mrs Slug simmering indoors. AS THEY DO.

Peering at my trusty iPhone, taking the odd swig of cerveza AS ONE DOES and clumsily waving what could only vaguely be referred to as an adjustable spanner in the direction his lame '24, is me. Tired, frustrated and balding but determined.
The '24 is turned round in my leaky tarpaulin and railway sleeper lean-to cum 'workshop' EH! and the rear end is hoisted up on a ratchet strap. OH'ERR.
"crap" I forgot to slacken off the wheel nuts. Luckily I have the flexibility of Stretch Armstrong and managed to get a foot on the rear brake.
"balls" the link pipe and can are stopping the f'ing wheel from coming out. Luckily I have the vocabulary of the proverbial sailor OH YES. and with much f'in and blinding the can is off the the wheel is out.
"arse" I've scratched big chunks of paint off the inside of the rear wheel, dragging it against the disc.

*sigh* *swig* "for fucks sake, pain in the arse peice of crap" OH HOW DARE YOU.

After a quick pep talk with Rueben the Dog and Rascal the Cat (the only ones who showed the slightest interest in what I was doing) I went back to it....[/quote]
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