Finally got a chance to try out your method. It worked great. Boy after a few bangs that caliper pin went flying cross my garage floor. So from now on I am going to grease my caliper pins. Thank you.
Had a very bad seized caliper pin on a 2008 Nissan Titan. I tried everything; so I thought. I worked on this thing for hours and hours until The Lord directed me to your channel.You my friend were spot on. I would subscribe to your channel if you demonstrated how to eat cereal with a spoon!
This just helped me out on a 2005 Chevy Silverado with a stuck, rusted in place, lower slide pin. I was thinking that I may need a new caliper, but tried this trick with the adjustable wrench and was able to get it out. I did use some WD-40 to loose the rust and then wet sanded the pin with wd40, flushed everything with brake cleaner, lubed generously and it now works great, and just a slightly bent harbor freight wrench. Thanks again.
It worked!! Mine were stuck, and I used your method and it worked, which is great because all the part stores I called didnt sell the caliper pins, just the bushing or the entire caliper! This method cost me $7.99 CAD just for the grease!! Thank you so much, life saver!!!
If the pin has been stuck , doesn't that mean the actual place where it goes into the bracket is messed up? Don't you have to replace the whole bracket instead of the pin ?
Didnt work for me at first, but i took a torch to it and applied this method and it popped out after a couple strikes with a 3 pound hammer. Make sure when doing this to replace the pins and grommets. Also make sure to clean out the bore to remove any corrosion. Thanks for the vid!
Wow! Yours actually rotated with the channel locks. I'm impressed, I had to take the bracket off of the hub assembly and clamp it in my bench's vice and use a pipe wrench to get it to rotate. I still could in NO WAY coerce it to leave the hole in the bracket. Not heat nor penetrating oils nor any amount of pressure I could bring to bear on it. SO... new caliper. 10 mins later, I was done.
I had the same problem..I cut it flush and drilled it out on a press went a little off so next time I do my breaks I'll have the caliper in hand...works for now...
One tip. I was doing this on my 09 Honda accord on the rear brakes but one of the pins was so rusted and seized it did not budge. So before taking the torch or buying a new caliper bracket, with a rachet and socket of the size try to move it by loosening it to make it easier to get out. In my case it was a 17 mm and just turn the rachet to loosening and it will free up the pin from rust, then you can try this method. Btw, thanks for this method it worked 👍
on my honda it is so rusted that I tried spanner and huge adjustable wrench and it doesn't even move like it's welded in there, I will try to make a second attempt, maybe even remove the whole bracket to make it easier, will see
mine was so seized i had to crack it loose in a shop press...bent the pin, but it still got it out using your method!!! thanks, Pin and boots available on ebay...
FYI, if you take the caliper off and put it in a vice, you can heat it up with a propane torch (heat the area the pin goes INTO, not the pin itself). This helps BIG time. Lube it with some penetrating oil, then heat the snot out if it and do the same as in the video. I just went through a huge battle with a few of them, this was the only way I got them out.
@juliosdiy3206 Pull the boot off over the head of the caliper pin. Before you heat it. If you tear a boot, you can get a replacement set of four for $5 or $6 from any auto parts store.
Awesome video. Saved me. I was doing this and got the pin half way out and was thinking of using a blow torch but then gave it another shot and 10-20 minute later finally got it out.
Awesome some people are complaining that this method doesn't work for them but it's likely those people have a bigger issue like it's rust welded into place due to lack of maintenance.
Just doing front pads today and had this problem. Got pin turning but couldn't pull it out. Went to youtube. Used adjustable wrench method. Worked like a charm! Many thanks.
yooo thank you man. that saved me soo much work. i saw this video and did my front caliper pin then my rear caliper pin was frozen so i had to search for the video again. great info. no other method is better than this one
Dude I was changing my pads last night and everything was going sweet until I had to put the caliper back on and noticed it would fit. Sure enough the top pin was stuck. I went to the parts store to get a new bracket and special order SHIT but was able to get new screws and pins. You tube my problem and saw your video. This morning I heated up the bracket little did what you displayed and pin came right out and was able to install my caliper back on. THANKS BUD
@@AUDIO2AUTO yes I sprayed wd 40 couple of time and let it soak and twisted it back and forth for 10-20 min then kept hammering not the pin but the pliers head. Worked like a charm. No blow torch needed.
ha! i sooo needed this lil how to video! im stuck right now with this very probllem!!! ive given up once but im going to do this but 1st ive got to go and purchase a new pin set. ty very much
2005 civic lx been trying too get the stupid bottom slide out forever and i used some pb blaster and heat mixed it with ur technique and it finally came out ur awesome ty so much
Just needed to watch someone else do it first, after I got the stuck pin out I cleaned it up real good, greased it up and slid it in and out a few times to make sure it wouldn't get stuck again. She's good to go. Good video !!
Same here, had to watch someone else do it first. It was fairly easy, i already had purchased new pins because i wont trust the old ones, they only are like 7€ (8.3$) for pair in here and come with grease and new boots. Its good to go now :). My car is Golf MK4 TDI PD 1.9
From a woman who' changed her break pads thank you very much it was difficult for me to put the caliber back on because one side is stuck & not the other
Mines is stuck pretty tight too, I can’t even turn it how were u able to use the wrench and hit it with a sludge hammer plus my adjustable wrench keep loosening up
Make sure you put correct grease on it if you put wrong type of grease on it the rubber bushing becomes swollen thats the reason why guide pins are stuck
I don't have a torch to heat up rusty bolts. If I have the time and another ride I do this first, before breaking anything: 2 to 3 times a day, for up to 4 days, use a small ballpeen hammer or similar weighted tool and tap firmly on 5 to 6 areas of the bolt housing area. I whack each area for 30 seconds. Then I spray it with oil, then I whack again. Then oil again. I've never had a rusty part not come out after 3 to 4 days of this. And usually the parts are reusable. I recently had to do this on a caliper bolt and pin (one piece). The threads were fine, it was the pin end...it was stuck solid in the receiver-end of the caliper. I couldn't turn the threaded end with a 18" extension! Took 3 days of whacking and oiling on 6 areas of the bolt housing. Then I could back it out.
On my 2004 Impala, the rear caliper slide pins are threaded into the caliper bracket. They have threads at the head end that you have to unscrew before you can change the pads or remove the caliper from the bracket.
A zip gun works the best but this method will definitely work on something like this but I had to use a torch and a zip gun for something that was really rust welded on really good. But I'm still open minded for new methods like this. Great video.
I’d a stuck caliper guide pin that won’t budge but I didn’t have a blow torch and I didn’t wanna buy one. Instead, I decided to be resourceful and think of an alternative. I was thinking of either using a heat gun I have or hold it above a candle. Then, it occurred to me perhaps I could stick the caliper mounting bracket with its stuck guide pin inside a microwave and run the beverage mode setting. :-) Did that and upon opening the microwave I could smell burned grease. Then, with a pair of vice grips I was able to pull out the sucker. By the way, I had applied PB Blaster on it and was sitting soaking for about three hours but that won’t matter I believe. Grease is kind of oil and the microwave would do its thing on it. Hope some would find this hack useful.
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE I will be trying this tomorrow. I do have a question for you but it's too complicated for me to type on here. Could I email you my number
Thanks brah. I already had the caliper bracket off, so I did it in a vice. It was the bottom pin anyway so I wouldn't have been able to get a good swing at it with the handbrake cable there. The pin was clagged out with gunk and had a burr on it, that I'll file and polish down. I might as well clean out the other one too.
Great video! Except my pin was a lot more stuck and eventually I got it out, but it was bent. Get new pins and put em in.. no big deal? wrong. I think the bent pin damaged the caliper bracket because new pins wont slide in. They go about 1/4" then stop. I tried cleaning it and scraping it out and got a lot out, but still same result. The new pin slides in no problem on the top, but its the bottom that seems damaged.
Update! Everything is OK. Turns out it needed more aggressive cleaning with a flat head screwdriver. Got a lot of crap out and then the new pin slides in no problem :)
For those struggling to put it back in, I did too,.lathered it in plenty of grease, then pushed it back in with a C clamp, wiggled a bit and it was all good 😎
I currently have this same scenario. But, upon analyzing the part. I have come to the conclusion that I am better off just replacing the bracket. The rust is severe and goes more inside the slide area. So even if I get it unseized the chances of the parts being reliable, and providing proper functionality are slim to none. Better to be safe than sorry, especially with heavier vehicles, In my opinion.
Pb blaster and impact wrench did the trick for me. I made sure I turned right and left with the impact wrench to try to avoid damaging the rubber boot. I was shocked that there was absolutely no damage to the rubber boot when I did this.
I just did one today and PB Blaster plus a hammer would do nothing, even after heating the caliper near the pin with a torch. Twist and pull with locking pliers (and several applications of PB Blaster while doing that) did the trick.
@@jmodified Nice. I personally tried that but resorted to impact wrench because I noticed I was starting to strip the pin head, so I thought I had nothing to lose (except the rubber boot) at that point. It could be that it wasn’t working for me because I wasn’t strong enough to do it with locking pliers or I wasn’t doing it right
@@AAP0000 I could see that the pin near the head was quite lumpy with corrosion so I would need to replace it anyway. I did mash the head up a bit but it wouldn't have been a problem if I was going to reuse it. I couldn't move it out at first either, and could barely turn it. I think as I twisted and it gradually cooled down from the torching, it started to draw in the PB Blaster and loosen up.
Great video bro quick question you think this would cause like a feel as if the brake wants to engine or get stuck while turning left on left front tire?
if it werent seized, what holds it in place, when u tighten down nut to secure caliper to bracket via this pin. what keeps a well lubricated pin from not just popping out of bracket , thanks
Idk if this is related but i replaced my break booster but i didn't know to adjust the rod so after i drove for 15 minutes my front breaks locked up and i drove it to get home like that now my pedal is super soft and breaks dont work untill i press pedal to the floor?
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE Thanks. I took mine out today amd looked like new apart from grease which i replaced after cleaning. All runs well now...well the brakes do.
Tried to rotate my siezed pin with the channel locks recommend, and it worked on the first pin, but the second pin snapped in the bracket. Would definitley advise an alternate method of removal even in desperation.
@@raftika1 What else can you do at that point? You have to get a new caliper bracket and new slide pins. But since most places don't sell just the bracket, most likely you have to just get a new caliper which comes with the bracket. At that point I don't know if I'd use the new caliper because if you do you have to bleed the brakes, but if you don't you wind up stuck with that core charge unless you return the new caliper.
@@LORDRA1DEN Even worse for me is that the front calipers and brackets are forged in one piece, so i have no choice but to replace the caliper and deal with the complication of bench bleeding all 4 wheels. I really hope the pin doesn't break in the bracket. Maybe i'll also use the heat/torch method and brake cleaner/penetrating fluid in combination with the wrench method...
@@OlJackBurton I replaced a caliper on my Rav4, then wound up doing another one so I had to bleed it twice. What a pain in the ass. I did the one person method and the two person method. Honestly, I'm not really sure it makes all that much difference, but the second time my local shop said they'd do it again for free so I drove it to them and they did it, too.
I have had the problem where the wrong grease is used and the pin has a rubber collar and it expands. Getting out is a case of hammering or heating as its like pullling a hydraulic cylinder with no vent. You can reuse the collar if not melted by cutting a small piece off the end.
Nice I’m actually gonna have to do that. I had my bolts on my calipers get stuck and I’ve literally destroyed my sockets my wrenches and that wrench you used to pull that pen out and my mind was just blown. I was like how do I even fix this I gotta buy all new tools And have an alternative to that so now I’m just gonna put a piece of tape around it and I’m gonna put grabber so I’ll remember what I’ll use that for
Mine was completely seized (last one of 8.. it was pretty annoying). 1st got a longer socket wrench (essentially with a cheater) and was able to slightly turn the pin. I shoved a bunch of caliper grease under the rubber to try and "twist" some lubricant into the pin somehow. Started turning slightly easier, but still couldn't tap out like above. Removed the caliper bracket and put into a vice. Took about 20 minutes of beating on it, twisting it, adding more caliper grease under the rubber, using a larger crescent wrench and larger hammer for more force. Almost gave up before it finally let go (had my friend twisting while I was beating it)... A lot of rust and grime underneath. Didn't have a new rubber, but will likely need to replace soon as it had a couple cracks and likely had some dust that caused it to seize.
After watching multiple videos of how to remove a seized caliper pin/bolt I mashed everything up and proceded as following: 1. Remove rubber seal with needle nose plyers dont be scared. 2.Torched the fk out of the bolt. 3.hammered the fk out the bolt with large flat head. 4.repeated steps 2 and 3 (taking 15 mins breaks to breathe). 5. Applied adjustable wrench (quality and huge in size). 6. Sprayed pb blaster a tiny bit (clean thoroughly after: pb blaster is not suppose to be inside where pin is located). 7. Twist back in forth the 🔧 and hammer the wrench. 8. Once bolt can spin 360 degrees while still "siezed" THEN take large flat head put the handle to your man chest and apply pressure like a hug while spinning the adjustable wrench. 9. reassemble new pin with crc black or cemtex synthetic (green pack) caliper and brake. The substance is known to cause cancer and reproductice harm be CAUTIOUS and wear gloves. 10. Reassemble all parts you are officially a Man.
If you have a good air hammer, leave the bracket bolted in like the video. Give a couple of toots with the air hammer. Twist pin a bit. Toot toot. etc. Mine came out in seconds.
What I did was get a wrench that fit the end of the guide and hit it til it spun but it may not be 100 percent freely then I sprayed wd-40. And then continues rotating it til I can get it out hope that helps someone who tried this and it didnt work or didnt have a cresent
Finally got a chance to try out your method. It worked great. Boy after a few bangs that caliper pin went flying cross my garage floor. So from now on I am going to grease my caliper pins. Thank you.
Had a very bad seized caliper pin on a 2008 Nissan Titan. I tried everything; so I thought. I worked on this thing for hours and hours until The Lord directed me to your channel.You my friend were spot on. I would subscribe to your channel if you demonstrated how to eat cereal with a spoon!
The Lord directed you? 😂 C'mon now and I'm a die hard Christian
This just helped me out on a 2005 Chevy Silverado with a stuck, rusted in place, lower slide pin. I was thinking that I may need a new caliper, but tried this trick with the adjustable wrench and was able to get it out. I did use some WD-40 to loose the rust and then wet sanded the pin with wd40, flushed everything with brake cleaner, lubed generously and it now works great, and just a slightly bent harbor freight wrench. Thanks again.
Awesome glad it worked out
It worked!! Mine were stuck, and I used your method and it worked, which is great because all the part stores I called didnt sell the caliper pins, just the bushing or the entire caliper! This method cost me $7.99 CAD just for the grease!! Thank you so much, life saver!!!
I am glad it helped you out! normaly they want you to buy the whole thing so that's awesome that it worked thank you for watching👍
No sir, thank you! And of course they wouldnt want an easy fix, it doesn't make them money!!
If the pin has been stuck , doesn't that mean the actual place where it goes into the bracket is messed up? Don't you have to replace the whole bracket instead of the pin ?
You bought the wrong grease if it was that expensive!
Didnt work for me at first, but i took a torch to it and applied this method and it popped out after a couple strikes with a 3 pound hammer. Make sure when doing this to replace the pins and grommets. Also make sure to clean out the bore to remove any corrosion. Thanks for the vid!
What area did you focus on with the torch?
Wow! Yours actually rotated with the channel locks. I'm impressed, I had to take the bracket off of the hub assembly and clamp it in my bench's vice and use a pipe wrench to get it to rotate. I still could in NO WAY coerce it to leave the hole in the bracket. Not heat nor penetrating oils nor any amount of pressure I could bring to bear on it. SO... new caliper. 10 mins later, I was done.
I had the same problem..I cut it flush and drilled it out on a press went a little off so next time I do my breaks I'll have the caliper in hand...works for now...
One tip. I was doing this on my 09 Honda accord on the rear brakes but one of the pins was so rusted and seized it did not budge. So before taking the torch or buying a new caliper bracket, with a rachet and socket of the size try to move it by loosening it to make it easier to get out. In my case it was a 17 mm and just turn the rachet to loosening and it will free up the pin from rust, then you can try this method. Btw, thanks for this method it worked 👍
on my honda it is so rusted that I tried spanner and huge adjustable wrench and it doesn't even move like it's welded in there, I will try to make a second attempt, maybe even remove the whole bracket to make it easier, will see
Ty for the vid. 6 years since u posted this solved my problem
Glad to help out thank you!
mine was so seized i had to crack it loose in a shop press...bent the pin, but it still got it out using your method!!! thanks, Pin and boots available on ebay...
Thank you, brother! I was getting prices on a new caliper bracket but then came across this.... Totally worked for me!
FYI, if you take the caliper off and put it in a vice, you can heat it up with a propane torch (heat the area the pin goes INTO, not the pin itself). This helps BIG time. Lube it with some penetrating oil, then heat the snot out if it and do the same as in the video. I just went through a huge battle with a few of them, this was the only way I got them out.
How did u guys get away without destroying the boot?
Warning don't stand in front of pin, as you heat them
it will shoot out like a bullet and might cause serious injury to you or any object in front
this comment was more useful than the multiple videos I’ve watched today
@juliosdiy3206 Pull the boot off over the head of the caliper pin. Before you heat it. If you tear a boot, you can get a replacement set of four for $5 or $6 from any auto parts store.
I’ve been doing this for 3 hours straight and I just started to get it to spin 😭 it won’t move tho
Awesome video. Saved me. I was doing this and got the pin half way out and was thinking of using a blow torch but then gave it another shot and 10-20 minute later finally got it out.
Awesome some people are complaining that this method doesn't work for them but it's likely those people have a bigger issue like it's rust welded into place due to lack of maintenance.
I'm going to try this. I changed my pads and greased the pins but possibly tore the boot and it's locked in there
Just doing front pads today and had this problem. Got pin turning but couldn't pull it out. Went to youtube. Used adjustable wrench method. Worked like a charm! Many thanks.
Thanks you saved me a lot of time on my brakes!
Me too!!
You literally read my mind. So watching this video was just confirmation that my plan would work! Thank you for the clear process!!
yooo thank you man. that saved me soo much work. i saw this video and did my front caliper pin then my rear caliper pin was frozen so i had to search for the video again. great info. no other method is better than this one
Thank you!
Was looking for a way to do it without a torch. Thanks bro! Worked great 👍
glad to help out!
Dude I was changing my pads last night and everything was going sweet until I had to put the caliper back on and noticed it would fit.
Sure enough the top pin was stuck.
I went to the parts store to get a new bracket and special order SHIT but was able to get new screws and pins.
You tube my problem and saw your video.
This morning I heated up the bracket little did what you displayed and pin came right out and was able to install my caliper back on.
THANKS BUD
Im glad it worked out for you thank you for watching!
Thanks for sharing the technique. Unfortunately mine was so seized the bolt head sheared off when I tried this.
Spray and turn would work it out slowly. Vice grips and lots of spray. Push forward as you twist it back and forth.
@@AUDIO2AUTO yes I sprayed wd 40 couple of time and let it soak and twisted it back and forth for 10-20 min then kept hammering not the pin but the pliers head. Worked like a charm. No blow torch needed.
@@NeutronX101 Cool, glad it worked out for you.
@@AUDIO2AUTOFor me the pin is stuck in a completely pushed in position, can not get the rubber out of the to spray anything in there
ha! i sooo needed this lil how to video! im stuck right now with this very probllem!!! ive given up once but im going to do this but 1st ive got to go and purchase a new pin set. ty very much
2005 civic lx been trying too get the stupid bottom slide out forever and i used some pb blaster and heat mixed it with ur technique and it finally came out ur awesome ty so much
Just needed to watch someone else do it first, after I got the stuck pin out I cleaned it up real good, greased it up and slid it in and out a few times to make sure it wouldn't get stuck again. She's good to go. Good video !!
thank you!
Same here, had to watch someone else do it first. It was fairly easy, i already had purchased new pins because i wont trust the old ones, they only are like 7€ (8.3$) for pair in here and come with grease and new boots. Its good to go now :). My car is Golf MK4 TDI PD 1.9
That’s what she said. 😳😳😳
From a woman who' changed her break pads thank you very much it was difficult for me to put the caliber back on because one side is stuck & not the other
You just saved me hours. Great advice, worked like a charm. Ty
This helped a lot! Worked like a charm. Had to use a sledge on mine though. It was stuck in there tight.
Mines is stuck pretty tight too, I can’t even turn it how were u able to use the wrench and hit it with a sludge hammer plus my adjustable wrench keep loosening up
Geez, that took a lot of hits. I have one in the same condition. Thanks for the video!
thank you for watching!
Make sure you put correct grease on it if you put wrong type of grease on it the rubber bushing becomes swollen thats the reason why guide pins are stuck
THANKS FOR TIP, WORKED LIKE A CHARM. Thought I would never get it out. Liked & Subbed. Thanks again!
thank you glad it helped!
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE No problem buddy!
I used a similar method but used vice grips. Spraying a bit of penetrating fluid in the rubber boot helped loosen it up.
I don't have a torch to heat up rusty bolts.
If I have the time and another ride I do this first, before breaking anything:
2 to 3 times a day, for up to 4 days, use a small ballpeen hammer or similar weighted tool and tap firmly on 5 to 6 areas of the bolt housing area. I whack each area for 30 seconds. Then I spray it with oil, then I whack again. Then oil again. I've never had a rusty part not come out after 3 to 4 days of this. And usually the parts are reusable.
I recently had to do this on a caliper bolt and pin (one piece). The threads were fine, it was the pin end...it was stuck solid in the receiver-end of the caliper. I couldn't turn the threaded end with a 18" extension! Took 3 days of whacking and oiling on 6 areas of the bolt housing. Then I could back it out.
Thank you. This approach worked perfectly on my 2008 Honda Pilot.
An impact gun works very well I have also used a blunt cold chisel on the bolt head. Both of these ways always work for me.
On my 2004 Impala, the rear caliper slide pins are threaded into the caliper bracket. They have threads at the head end that you have to unscrew before you can change the pads or remove the caliper from the bracket.
That's gay
take caliper bracket too the stove burn under pin location pops right out
That means taking it out of the car, I prefer this method.
@@panspermiahunter7597 its only two bolts but what ever works
Thanks for the tip! Worked like a champ! Merry Christmas!
glad it worked for you! Merry Christmas!
Exactly what i was looking for and straight to the point thank you
Thank you very much, had been fighting a pin for awhile!
A zip gun works the best but this method will definitely work on something like this but I had to use a torch and a zip gun for something that was really rust welded on really good. But I'm still open minded for new methods like this. Great video.
I’d a stuck caliper guide pin that won’t budge but I didn’t have a blow torch and I didn’t wanna buy one. Instead, I decided to be resourceful and think of an alternative. I was thinking of either using a heat gun I have or hold it above a candle.
Then, it occurred to me perhaps I could stick the caliper mounting bracket with its stuck guide pin inside a microwave and run the beverage mode setting. :-) Did that and upon opening the microwave I could smell burned grease. Then, with a pair of vice grips I was able to pull out the sucker. By the way, I had applied PB Blaster on it and was sitting soaking for about three hours but that won’t matter I believe. Grease is kind of oil and the microwave would do its thing on it. Hope some would find this hack useful.
awesome hack lol
Lol just buy a torch mate theyre only $20 and totally a badass way to light a cigarette .
Dude, your ass just saved me a ton of money. Thanks dude
Im glad it helped thank you for watching👍
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE I will be trying this tomorrow. I do have a question for you but it's too complicated for me to type on here. Could I email you my number
You can send me an email if you like at earaujorojas@gmail.com
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE I'm send it right now
Thanks brah. I already had the caliper bracket off, so I did it in a vice. It was the bottom pin anyway so I wouldn't have been able to get a good swing at it with the handbrake cable there. The pin was clagged out with gunk and had a burr on it, that I'll file and polish down. I might as well clean out the other one too.
Thanks from the UK, worked on my hyundai i40 after much swearing.
glad it eventually worked out 👌🏼
Wow I don't trust those..what's the mileage?and is the engine noisy
Great video!
Except my pin was a lot more stuck and eventually I got it out, but it was bent.
Get new pins and put em in.. no big deal? wrong. I think the bent pin damaged the caliper bracket because new pins wont slide in. They go about 1/4" then stop. I tried cleaning it and scraping it out and got a lot out, but still same result. The new pin slides in no problem on the top, but its the bottom that seems damaged.
Update! Everything is OK. Turns out it needed more aggressive cleaning with a flat head screwdriver. Got a lot of crap out and then the new pin slides in no problem :)
I was gonna say, take the drill and drill our the junk inside but looks like you got it done. Job well done.
This was a great big help. Worked like a charm. Thank you!
Thank you sir; your video was the best one here.
Fantastic. I'm saving the video and trying it out tomorrow.
thank you for watching!
Legend. Thanks for the tip. I have a different car but this video will help me fix it
Thank you!
Thanks so much for this man! Worked like a charm
I appreciate your video man. I have this issue this morning. Thank you for posting this helpful tip.
Thank you, I'm glad it was helpful
You are a life saver! Thank you soooo much!!!!
My friend, this helped me a ton! Thanks a bunch!!
Awesome. Doing mine today. Hopefully it goes as smooth as your video. Thanks
Thank you for this video you just saved me in a bin
Everyone mentions buying new pins but never new boots also. They are needed or else you risk the same thing happening again in a few years
When i did this i bought new pins that came with new boots. Its only few €/$.
Good, simple, practical advice. Thank you!
Did this for 45 min, finally got it:D
I twisted it and my slide pin broke in two, any tips on what should I do?
This worked for me using a 2lb hammer. Thanks for the idea.
john h glad it helped out👍
For those struggling to put it back in, I did too,.lathered it in plenty of grease, then pushed it back in with a C clamp, wiggled a bit and it was all good 😎
I currently have this same scenario. But, upon analyzing the part. I have come to the conclusion that I am better off just replacing the bracket. The rust is severe and goes more inside the slide area.
So even if I get it unseized the chances of the parts being reliable, and providing proper functionality are slim to none.
Better to be safe than sorry, especially with heavier vehicles, In my opinion.
Pb blaster and impact wrench did the trick for me. I made sure I turned right and left with the impact wrench to try to avoid damaging the rubber boot. I was shocked that there was absolutely no damage to the rubber boot when I did this.
I just did one today and PB Blaster plus a hammer would do nothing, even after heating the caliper near the pin with a torch. Twist and pull with locking pliers (and several applications of PB Blaster while doing that) did the trick.
@@jmodified Nice. I personally tried that but resorted to impact wrench because I noticed I was starting to strip the pin head, so I thought I had nothing to lose (except the rubber boot) at that point. It could be that it wasn’t working for me because I wasn’t strong enough to do it with locking pliers or I wasn’t doing it right
@@AAP0000 I could see that the pin near the head was quite lumpy with corrosion so I would need to replace it anyway. I did mash the head up a bit but it wouldn't have been a problem if I was going to reuse it.
I couldn't move it out at first either, and could barely turn it. I think as I twisted and it gradually cooled down from the torching, it started to draw in the PB Blaster and loosen up.
Some are to seized to do this
And need heat
but brilliant video 😎
Thanks for the video. Once you remove it can you grease it up again and reuse?
That what I did with this one and it worked fine, if you have damaged pins I would not recommend it since it will probably get stuck again
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE thanks
Great video bro quick question you think this would cause like a feel as if the brake wants to engine or get stuck while turning left on left front tire?
Yeah it's possible it could be stuck
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE cool I’ll take a look tomorrow. Appreciate the quick reply 🙏🏼
Just did this to the G20 yesterday man this was helpful mine was stuck in there had to do this to take it out pain in ass 😡
RedXShadow55 glad it helped thanks for watching!
Same thing happened 2 my g20 passenger side must b an issue on earlier model nissans
my rears gets stuck as well
Thanks for posting this it worked perfectly for me
After removing it. Did you grease it and reuse?
@@thurm101 yes I was able to grease and reuse it
@@Basementbarber I have changed brakes for years and have never greased my pins. But on my last brake job I started doing it.
Thank you sir, worked like a charm
if it werent seized, what holds it in place, when u tighten down nut to secure caliper to bracket via this pin. what keeps a well lubricated pin from not just popping out of bracket , thanks
Brake caliber/pin carrier in combination with opposite side (outside) brake pad.
@@jarnom85 thank you
EXCELLENT!!!! Thank you so much sir.
I just done mine the key is getting a good swing on the hammer make sure its propper ducked before reassembly
So is this the main cause of overheating rotors,,I already tried everything
Changed break line hoses this morning...time to flush out the master cylinder tomorrow..wheels are still hot though,,already changed slide pins
what vehicle do you have
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE 02 camry,,recently changed 2 front break line hose,,it cools off when parked,,,mechanic said that's normal
Idk if this is related but i replaced my break booster but i didn't know to adjust the rod so after i drove for 15 minutes my front breaks locked up and i drove it to get home like that now my pedal is super soft and breaks dont work untill i press pedal to the floor?
Is it possible to use old pin if you don't damage it and just apply grease? I don't think i will find a pin in the UK for an Old Honda Prelude Mk2
Yes if it's not corroded, you can resue it after you clean and apply fresh grease
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE Thanks. I took mine out today amd looked like new apart from grease which i replaced after cleaning. All runs well now...well the brakes do.
Tried to rotate my siezed pin with the channel locks recommend, and it worked on the first pin, but the second pin snapped in the bracket. Would definitley advise an alternate method of removal even in desperation.
Justin Wlodarczyk what did you do after breaking the pin?
@@raftika1 What else can you do at that point? You have to get a new caliper bracket and new slide pins. But since most places don't sell just the bracket, most likely you have to just get a new caliper which comes with the bracket. At that point I don't know if I'd use the new caliper because if you do you have to bleed the brakes, but if you don't you wind up stuck with that core charge unless you return the new caliper.
@@LORDRA1DEN Even worse for me is that the front calipers and brackets are forged in one piece, so i have no choice but to replace the caliper and deal with the complication of bench bleeding all 4 wheels. I really hope the pin doesn't break in the bracket. Maybe i'll also use the heat/torch method and brake cleaner/penetrating fluid in combination with the wrench method...
@@OlJackBurton I replaced a caliper on my Rav4, then wound up doing another one so I had to bleed it twice. What a pain in the ass. I did the one person method and the two person method. Honestly, I'm not really sure it makes all that much difference, but the second time my local shop said they'd do it again for free so I drove it to them and they did it, too.
I have had the problem where the wrong grease is used and the pin has a rubber collar and it expands. Getting out is a case of hammering or heating as its like pullling a hydraulic cylinder with no vent. You can reuse the collar if not melted by cutting a small piece off the end.
Thank you that was very helpful at work it took a lot of effort but I got it out
thank you for watching, im glad you fixed it👍
Worked perfectly, thanks for tip
thank you for watching!
How did you get the pad mount off without the slide being off?
Thanks man 👍
Worked great. Thanks for the heads up ✌️
thank you glad it helped!
Would this be the problem if they're brand new?
no it could be that the seal is just really tight and it need to wear in
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE took it to 3 shops and they said they didn't know what was wrong. But they found everything else wrong with the truck 🤦🏾♂️
Nice I’m actually gonna have to do that. I had my bolts on my calipers get stuck and I’ve literally destroyed my sockets my wrenches and that wrench you used to pull that pen out and my mind was just blown. I was like how do I even fix this I gotta buy all new tools And have an alternative to that so now I’m just gonna put a piece of tape around it and I’m gonna put grabber so I’ll remember what I’ll use that for
How did you clean the inside? I’m not sure what to stick in the hole to clean out all the gunk...
I used a q tip
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE A q tip will clean rust?
Mine was completely seized (last one of 8.. it was pretty annoying).
1st got a longer socket wrench (essentially with a cheater) and was able to slightly turn the pin. I shoved a bunch of caliper grease under the rubber to try and "twist" some lubricant into the pin somehow. Started turning slightly easier, but still couldn't tap out like above.
Removed the caliper bracket and put into a vice. Took about 20 minutes of beating on it, twisting it, adding more caliper grease under the rubber, using a larger crescent wrench and larger hammer for more force. Almost gave up before it finally let go (had my friend twisting while I was beating it)... A lot of rust and grime underneath. Didn't have a new rubber, but will likely need to replace soon as it had a couple cracks and likely had some dust that caused it to seize.
Dude I am going to try that. After getting it out can I put grease on it? Or just get another one.
Silicone based grease. Petroleum based products like Vaseline eats up the rubber
Will try this and thankfully I will be very grateful.
This is genius ! Im gonna attempt this
Thanks you just saved my night lmao
Glad to help thank you!
Just did this on my Infiniti g20 really helped
Thanks for watching!
This worked for me, thank you!
After watching multiple videos of how to remove a seized caliper pin/bolt I mashed everything up and proceded as following:
1. Remove rubber seal with needle nose plyers dont be scared.
2.Torched the fk out of the bolt.
3.hammered the fk out the bolt with large flat head.
4.repeated steps 2 and 3 (taking 15 mins breaks to breathe).
5. Applied adjustable wrench (quality and huge in size).
6. Sprayed pb blaster a tiny bit (clean thoroughly after: pb blaster is not suppose to be inside where pin is located).
7. Twist back in forth the 🔧 and hammer the wrench.
8. Once bolt can spin 360 degrees while still "siezed" THEN take large flat head put the handle to your man chest and apply pressure like a hug while spinning the adjustable wrench.
9. reassemble new pin with crc black or cemtex synthetic (green pack) caliper and brake. The substance is known to cause cancer and reproductice harm be CAUTIOUS and wear gloves.
10. Reassemble all parts you are officially a Man.
Nice one! Done in 30 minutes!
Thanks for the tip. I'll try this tomorrow. 👍
should you replace the pin once you get it out?
It's $15-$20 for both pins, rubber gasket and boots per side. Why not..
If you have a good air hammer, leave the bracket bolted in like the video. Give a couple of toots with the air hammer. Twist pin a bit. Toot toot. etc. Mine came out in seconds.
Good video save me lot of money
glad it helped!
Thanks man this really help me today
Thank you so much. It worked!
What I did was get a wrench that fit the end of the guide and hit it til it spun but it may not be 100 percent freely then I sprayed wd-40. And then continues rotating it til I can get it out hope that helps someone who tried this and it didnt work or didnt have a cresent
Thanks man this worked for me 👍
Trying this again tomorrow 🤞 it works
Nice, thanks for the tip.
Also spray some brake cleaner in the hole and clean with a wire brush and make sure you lube the slide pin up good. Great video man