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Jul 29, 2011 | 07:57 PM

thinksnow

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Changing brakes

I changed my rear brakes two weeks ago. The gap to get to the inside nut on the slide pin is narrow and non of my open end wrenches would fit in. I ended up pulling the whole caliper off. Tomorrow morning I am doing the braked front brakes on my wifed Expy EL. It seems to have the same brake set up. Does anyone know what size that wrench is. I just assume go to sears and buy a narrow wrench that size tomorrow.

Jul 30, 2011 | 08:27 AM

rattleNsmoke

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I believe I used a metric socket on the slider pin bolts. Try sticking a screw driver into the gap to jam the nut from turning then just back the slider pin out.

Jul 30, 2011 | 08:52 AM

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cheep wrench and a bench grinder. make it however thick you want.

Jul 30, 2011 | 09:00 AM

Rusty Axlerod

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Had this conversation a couple weeks ago. I expected everything to be metric on this truck but the bolt heads on the caliper slide pin/bolts are 5/8in.

Jul 30, 2011 | 09:01 AM

cheezit

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Originally Posted by Rusty Axlerod

Had this conversation a couple weeks ago. I expected everything to be metric on this truck but the bolt heads on the caliper slide pin/bolts are 5/8in.

5/8 = 16mm

Jul 30, 2011 | 09:04 AM

thinksnow

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The inner ones also?

Jul 30, 2011 | 09:11 AM

Rusty Axlerod

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5/8 = 16mm

Put a mic on the bolt and got .6248 IIRC.
(5/8=.6250. 16mm=.6299)
Maybe supposed to be 16 but 5/8 fit better.

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Jul 30, 2011 | 09:20 AM

Rusty Axlerod

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The inner ones also?

On the head of the "bushing" the pin bolt goes thru? That was larger I think but got mine off without putting a wrench there.

Jul 30, 2011 | 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by rattleNsmoke

I believe I used a metric socket on the slider pin bolts. Try sticking a screw driver into the gap to jam the nut from turning then just back the slider pin out.

also the method I use works great and saved a wrench from the grinder