Suzuki Club UK

Yeah they just hold the caliper together. I'd hoped to refurb them so would have wanted to split them.

I'm thinking I may have to get the MIG/chisel/molegrips/blowtorch out... damn I was really hoping there might be a tool available for this!

there must be as they got it in at one stage
probably can't get them no more though. hope you can get it out easy enough

Do you actually need to split the calipers to get the pistons and seals out?

I can't say I've had the SJ calipers apart, but I've had other ones out, and I'm sure you don't always need to split the caliper.

NylonAdmiral wrote:Yeah they just hold the caliper together. I'd hoped to refurb them so would have wanted to split them.

I'm thinking I may have to get the MIG/chisel/molegrips/blowtorch out... damn I was really hoping there might be a tool available for this!

There is a tool, did you miss my link to fleabay..

I must admit I don't think you need to get it apart to refurb it..

Darrell posted a ebay widget but it has stopped showing on my phone altogether how so maybe you missed it too.

I've edited his post to add this link

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 0842685005

Cheers Dan

That was just an example, there are lots for sale on fleabay.

@Darrell Yeah, sorry I did miss it. I was viewing on my phone at the time. You're also right, technically you probably don't need to do it, however I wanted to get the calipers cleaned up and painted as part of a refurb. Splitting them would have just made for easier shapes to rub back and clear the surface corrosion off prior to lacquering. After having a poke around I think I've found a handful to choose from in the UK which look like the right thing. For a few quid I'm tempted just to get one I think. Not in any hurry to do this rear disc conversion so don't mind taking some time with it.

Thanks for the input!

For my two peneth, I'd leave them together.

If there is no reason to split them, don't. Brake manufacturers don't put such special fasteners in just to piss people off, they do it to stop you pulling them apart. Seals, pistons and the caliper bore can all be cleaned to make work correctly without splitting the caliper.
Clean them the best you can, paint them, cover them in mud. Who's gonna know the difference?

@Ladaman that is becoming a more realistic plan

i have a special kit for these 5 sided bolts, they use them on citroen c5 front calipers as the handbrake is on the front of these french pieces of s##t...