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PostPosted: 15:34 - 16 Jul 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote

Also worth noting that if you remove all other steel parts from the calliper, you could dissolve the pin out by immersing it in a boiling hot, strong alum solution for a few hours. This will dissolve ferrous metal but leave alloy untouched.

It may or may not attack the paint/coating.
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PostPosted: 16:42 - 16 Jul 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tried a magnet?

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PostPosted: 17:13 - 16 Jul 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote

snapped cheap hex key will also probably mean rounded off head as well


I bought a set of hex sockets for my ratchets these have become my go to thing now for any removal
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PostPosted: 23:06 - 16 Jul 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote

Kawasaki Jimbo wrote:
I wonder if you could use a punch at a slight angle to try and drive the key clockwise and loosen its grip.

^^^This^^^
A few correctly aimed strikes could see the remains of that Quidshop key simply fall out with very little effort.
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PostPosted: 23:13 - 16 Jul 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote

It looks as though the key was the wrong size and it's snapped off/jammed. Tap it about with a drift and if that frees it use an air line/tubular nozzle to blow it out.
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PostPosted: 12:43 - 22 Jul 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote

That should come out with a wiggle and few taps of a punch. If not, hot alum to disolve it.

New caliper is a good option - they often come with almost new set of pads.
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PostPosted: 16:48 - 22 Jul 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote

I need closure.
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PostPosted: 20:43 - 22 Jul 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dave.... wrote:
A masonry drill will drill hardened steel. Slow speed and keep putting oil on it.


Masonry drill will cut through most steel easily BUT.

It doesn't have a proper cutting edge so needs to be ground to provide an edge. Minor detail but when sharp it will piss through that hex key.
(Which looks to be the wrong size anyway.)
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