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Fitted my pins yesterday, they seem very well made and so much easier to fit than the standard versions and therefore hopefully so when I ever need to remove them, very pleased with them.
Just a note. I fitted my pins last summer, say 9 months ago. In that time I've done about 12k miles on west Scotland's wet, salty, crappy roads. Needles to say I had real issues getting the pins out. No not like the OE ones but I still had to batter the hell out of them and partially mushroomed the ends. Even struggled getting them back in after cleaning. So I conclude the holes must close up due to corrosion (galvanic). In other words get them out every six months and clean them and the calliper! RS 175 Cup Lux
Thats really strange. We've had them in for 4 years and only come out when I do a job on the car, but without issues. I took them out the other day in fact as I was doing the hub bearings (on a 175 also), they need a bit of pressure, as expected, but certainly weren't stuck and they haven't been out for over a year since the brakes were fitted. Worth a the note though that its worth cleaning the callipers as you have said
Yeah. I'm sure things are made worse here up on the west coast! Still, no risk of them falling out!! [emoji41] RS 175 Cup Lux
Any advice when using these to avoid them binding to the calliper? Used a set on my R26 and they got pretty stuck on the offside calliper.
Clean the holes out before you install the pins ? Can always slap a bit of grease on them - as they are stainless steel they won't rust as per brembo oe pins
Hmm, you are probably right about cleaning the holes out. Thought I had given them a good clean, but the previous pins had to be cut out they were that solid. Eventually will really need a calliper refurb
I whip off a wheel and take em out periodically to stop them. Holding up crap on my dci daily My trophy lives a sheltered life so chance of them getting stuck as pads get changed all the time for track work
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Hiya Mr Pink. I used your pins on the 275 but I have a 280 coming which will require frequent pads swaps. Do you know if your pins will fit the MK4?
Hi Nick, they look the same as the mk3's from pictures I have seen, and expect then the pins will be. PM me could maybe sort something out?
@mrpink what size are the r clips used? - one of mine snapped a leg off last time I changed pads and I expect I might need to replace this time I swap pads
