[ROVERNET - UK] P6B - Rear Brakes removal

[Vern Klukas]

>  Dear Rovernetters,
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>I am in the process of dismantling my spare car and am presently
>attempting to remove the rear calipers. I have removed the pads (as per
>the ROM) but the hinge pin assembly is causing me problems. I have
>removed the rear nut but the front one (facing to the middle of the car)
>will not budge. The nut itself appears to be approx. 15/16 in or 24mm
>but it also appears to have some sort of cover over it bent over on all
>sides – sort of shaped over the nut. The car is a 1976 model. Has anyone
>had any similar experiences? Or does anyone have any tips on how to get
>it off? I’d be very grateful.
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>Thanks,
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>Ray Wilkins
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>1976 P6B
>
>Melbourne, Australia
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You just have to keep trying, they sometimes get 
quite stuck. In a pinch, you can use a cold 
chisel to get a good purchase and hammer the nut 
loose, but that of course ruins the nut for reuse.
Once you have that off, an allen key is needed to 
remove the hinge pin, though if you have removed 
the nut at the other end you now have nothing to 
"unscrew" the pin against, so a drift punch may 
be needed to ease the pin far enought back to get 
a grip on it.

Yours
Vern
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Vern Klukas                             I'm a little . . .
Inkspot Type & Design
vern at inkspotco.com