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Well, I always warn people about removing tough parts. I was replacing the brake pads on my '05 S83 and got to the rear caliper. The front hitch pin was really stuck and not wanting to pull out. Weird. So I grabbed it with my needle nose pliers and started trying to pry it out and instantly it was gone and a second or so later I heard a clink somewhere in the great mass of chaos that is my garage.

I couldn't find that particular size at Home Depot or the Auto parts places around here so my question is this. Has anyone used a cotter pin in it's place? All it is doing is keeping the other pin that holds the pads and shims from coming out.

I wouldn't worry about using something else to hold it. Even a paper clip should do cut to size as not to interfere with anything else.

he means the pin not the R clip.

Yes a cotter pin will do--we call them split pins and I have seen them used on other vehicles. Your only prob (I think) is getting them that long.

To be honest a 4 inch nail would be Ok if you can drill a new whole for the R clip.

It really just holds the pad there no strain on it at all.

"All it is doing is keeping the other pin that holds the pads and shims from coming out."
Hmm.. Thought he was speaking of the pin holding the pin that holds the pads etc.. R-Clip as you called it.

BRONX INTRUDER wrote:"All it is doing is keeping the other pin that holds the pads and shims from coming out."
Hmm.. Thought he was speaking of the pin holding the pin that holds the pads etc.. R-Clip as you called it.

Thats what I thought he was talking about.......Not the guide pin that goes through the pads.

BRONX INTRUDER wrote:"All it is doing is keeping the other pin that holds the pads and shims from coming out."
Hmm.. Thought he was speaking of the pin holding the pin that holds the pads etc.. R-Clip as you called it.

I am talking about the "R" clip as Fred called it. Around here, those are called hitch pins.

I've got an idea...order the OEM part and clean up the garage. Item #5 or 7?

http://www.cheapcycleparts.com/oemparts ... ar-caliper

Spacecoast wrote:I've got an idea...order the OEM part and clean up the garage. Item #5 or 7?

http://www.cheapcycleparts.com/oemparts ... ar-caliper

What a rip off,almost $3 for a 20c part. I use a couple of small split pins.

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Lechy wrote:

Spacecoast wrote:I've got an idea...order the OEM part and clean up the garage. Item #5 or 7?

http://www.cheapcycleparts.com/oemparts ... ar-caliper

What a rip off,almost $3 for a 20c part. I use a couple of small split pins.

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Yup. 3 dollars for a pin plus probably 6.95 for shipping. I will use a cotter pin for now and when the actual clip turns up during the course of cleaning, I will replace it.

If the item that is need is item #7, then a simple cotter pin is all you need.

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Thanks for the input guys. I simply took a cotter pin and used my needle nose pliers to shape one side like the oem and then cut it to length. Simple fix until I find the original around here someplace. It sounded like it hit cardboard so that narrows its location down a little.

All this was all about the R clip geeeeeezus.

Fred wrote:All this was all about the R clip geeeeeezus.

What can I say? I like to gab and get my post count up!

Forge wrote:

Fred wrote:All this was all about the R clip geeeeeezus.

What can I say? I like to gab and get my post count up!

Brake pad pin locating clip.

https://technifast.co.uk/retaining-pins ... AjmI8P8HAQ

BRONX INTRUDER wrote:

Forge wrote:

Fred wrote:All this was all about the R clip geeeeeezus.

What can I say? I like to gab and get my post count up!

haha I don't want the tricycles are cool either. Lol