I’m putting front brakes on my 72 and the pins that hold the pads to the caliper seem to short or or just a pain in the butt to get on, any advise? Is there a specific tool?
Brake pad pins
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I use a phillips screwdriver to hold the pins in place while snapping on the clips.
They can be a pain in the butt. Do you have the old pins to compare?
Yes, they are the same length. Not sure if there is a special tool. I watched a video on YouTube and they gentleman snap them on in 2 seconds. They were much longer then the ones I have.
I've not see a special tool for them. I've only needed to use something to hold the back side of the pin, as Hemi said. The distance from the tip of pin to the groove the clip engages is relatively long and requires that little tab to open quite a bit. I'll be installing a set this weekend when I finish up the front end rebuild on mine.
Great. I’d love to hear how it went
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