Decided to give the bike a pair of new tyres, problem, front wheel removal, manual says to remove pads from front calliper to allow clearance. I cannot get the " centre calliper bolt" out easily and I would prefer to work on it later removed. Question is can I remove the disc bobbins to gain sufficient clearance instead? Thanks.

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'40 Indian Chief, '19 Kawasaki Z900RS Cafe.

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do you mean this bit ?

I had one seized in the caliper on my X1 ,i used a dremmell with a small cutting disc , to cut the centre
portion of the pin out (but leave enough to get a grip on it in the middle part ) so i could then remove the pads , then remove the caliper to free out the rest of the pin.

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Feros Ferio

No Don, it's a 97 with the shit PM caliper.

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Mithered ta death.
92 MB
96 S2T
98 S1W
00 M2
01 X1
03 P3
10 CR

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Feros Ferio

.....and by the sound of it, undoing bobbins means it also has a shit brake disc !

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Mithered ta death.
92 MB
96 S2T
98 S1W
00 M2
01 X1
03 P3
10 CR

Do what nutah says. Though locate a new pin first. Then remove the pads wheel/disc and then drown the bastard in DW40 and remove the offending item.

.....you been down the pub again Dave

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Mithered ta death.
92 MB
96 S2T
98 S1W
00 M2
01 X1
03 P3
10 CR

Did just that, WD40 and patience, all undone now, no damage, must be one of the good shit callipers?

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'40 Indian Chief, '19 Kawasaki Z900RS Cafe.

result

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Feros Ferio