Rear brake pedal - Can't remove clevis pin
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 11:51 pm
Hi,
Unable to remove the clevis pin that joins the rear brake pedal to the brake master cylinder actuator rod.
Split pin removed ok, clevis pin rotates about 20 degress in the u shaped bracket (whilst the brake pedal remains still), but the pin will not pull out. Evidence of rust, so soaked in wd40 for a couple of days. Still no joy. Access to rear of pin to hit or push out (with a hub puller or similar) not possible due to exhaust and heatshield. Don't want to disassemble the rear brake circuit unless absolutely necessary.
I am thinking that the clevis pin might be rusted to the bearing in the pedal (so the bearing might be rotating in the ally casting along with the pin)? Clevis pin head now looking very sad, so ordered a new one and u shaped bracket. If I am correct then may need a replacement brake pedal also.
Hope I am making sense, sure someone must have had this problem before. Any ideas on how to get the pin out please?
Regards,
Unable to remove the clevis pin that joins the rear brake pedal to the brake master cylinder actuator rod.
Split pin removed ok, clevis pin rotates about 20 degress in the u shaped bracket (whilst the brake pedal remains still), but the pin will not pull out. Evidence of rust, so soaked in wd40 for a couple of days. Still no joy. Access to rear of pin to hit or push out (with a hub puller or similar) not possible due to exhaust and heatshield. Don't want to disassemble the rear brake circuit unless absolutely necessary.
I am thinking that the clevis pin might be rusted to the bearing in the pedal (so the bearing might be rotating in the ally casting along with the pin)? Clevis pin head now looking very sad, so ordered a new one and u shaped bracket. If I am correct then may need a replacement brake pedal also.
Hope I am making sense, sure someone must have had this problem before. Any ideas on how to get the pin out please?
Regards,