markjs
XS400 owner, bike lover
First I want to take the time to thank everyone who helped me. My attitude has sucked for a few days because I really need this bike to work and I was so frustrated, but then all is well that ends well, so thank you fellow board members, you guys are top notch!
So, my front caliper is functional and the pads are fairly new, but the retaining Allen screw is one with the caliper now, and I am not sure it can be removed. We tried air tools, heat, heat and wax, a manual impact driver, finally stripped the Allen hole and broke an easy out off in it. I begin to suspect that I will just have to buy a new caliper when it's time to change the pads, but I figure maybe someone here has a trick? It's at least worth a try, and like I said, I'm good to go as is for a while anyway, but still it would be nice to get the thing sorted properly.
So, my front caliper is functional and the pads are fairly new, but the retaining Allen screw is one with the caliper now, and I am not sure it can be removed. We tried air tools, heat, heat and wax, a manual impact driver, finally stripped the Allen hole and broke an easy out off in it. I begin to suspect that I will just have to buy a new caliper when it's time to change the pads, but I figure maybe someone here has a trick? It's at least worth a try, and like I said, I'm good to go as is for a while anyway, but still it would be nice to get the thing sorted properly.