darned brake caliper bolts

[kanoa]

thanks for all of the helpful advice everyone. i havent attacked the stuck bolt yet, i've been spending my time trying to track down a replacement. this afternoon i skipped out of work early and visited victor machinery in beautiful Bushwick Brooklyn and we discovered that this bolt is in the obscure thread size of M10 x 1.25 and measures 40mm with 30mm under the head, 27mm of which is thread. they didnt have it and couldnt get it from their manufacturer and a quick call to mcmaster-carr hit a similar dead end. google found a promising source at coburn-meyers fasteners here but i havent been able to get in touch with them yet. i might also stop by Ducati/TriumphNY tomorrow and see if tracking it down as a brembo or marzocchi part helps.

 

anyways i'll post some celebratory pictures of the darned stuck-bolt when i get it out, maybe i can melt it down into some ugly art or something.

 

EDIT: ok, i've found it here

[badmotogoozer]

I forgot to mention that if you DO any welding on your bike (or any ECU equipped vehicle) avoid the "Ewan MacGregor syndrome" and remove the ECU first.

 

Rj

[dlaing]

What is the Ewan MacGregor Syndrome?

spikey hair?

[badmotogoozer]

Vague reference to episode on "The Long Way Round" where he busted the frame on his Beamer, had a local villager weld it back up, blowing his ECU in the process.

 

And spikey hair...

 

cheers,

 

Rj