HELP - Removing pins from AP Racing Calipers

[RELEASE]

Well the useless pingpingpingping of a mate :p forgot to ask the brakes place how to remove the pins from the caliper to get the pads out when he took my rotors to be skimmed.

on other race brakes we have done there has been a pin or a circlip but there is no circlip or pin that holds the pins in
Pushing against them through the small hole on the face of the caliper does SFA...moves a couple mm and thats it.


Pics:
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k37/Deano_22/zIMG_7268.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k37/Deano_22/zIMG_7269.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k37/Deano_22/zIMG_7270.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k37/Deano_22/zIMG_7271.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k37/Deano_22/zIMG_7272.jpg

[-Luke-]

A punch and a gentle tap will shift them. 99% sure the have a colet similar to a brembo that clips into a locking groove

see page 7 in section jj of this lots brake service document, will explain in 1 picture what im struggling to in quite a few words.

http://www.beddysblog.com/lotusmanuals/Elise%20Exige%20S2%20files/Braking.pdf

Oh and dont be afraid to give them a little drink of penetrating oil or crc before you give them a belt

[RELEASE]

cheers for that, will give it a go in the morning.
these dont have an R pin or anything...as you see them in the pics is as they are :confused:

[-Luke-]

Yeah the pic in that document is for the rear calipers, No R clip just the collet/spring clip the is attached to th Pin. My rear brembo pins are the same.

You just give them a tap and pin and clip pop out. The clip is fitted to the pin so wont pop over and F-Off

[RELEASE]

ah ok makes sense!
cheers

the old man came round with a hammer and some pin to "knock the fuckers out".....kinda was hesitant with him attacking them like that till i found out for sure! LOL

will grab some punches tomorrow from that Steve pingpingpingping...sponsors this place i think :p

[RELEASE]

apparantly the pins look like this...or similar
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k37/Deano_22/IMAG0217-1.jpg

[RELEASE]

cheers for your help hiddeous. did the change this morning and was easy. a gentle tap got them out and a gentle tap got them back in

[Tocchi]

"you need a bigger hammer" actually applies for once :D

[-Luke-]

No worries mate. I had a bit of a WTF moment when i first looked at the pins in my rear brembo´s looked like the pad spring was the only thing holding the pins in:)

tap tap taparoo and out they popped:)

[Lamy]

"you need a bigger hammer" actually applies for once :D

hahahahaha great