shimano split pins

lordmerchant
lordmerchant Posts: 378
edited January 2009 in MTB workshop & tech
A mate of mine has lost the split pins that hold the pads in a set of deore brakes, been looking round the bike sites and they are about a quid each!! I had a look at some cotter pins on ebay, and you can get 100 for less than a fiver!! just out of interest does anybody know the length of the shimano split pins so we can get some ordered??

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  • Bobhellen
    Bobhellen Posts: 154
    can get split pins form just about any ware just need to amke sure it the right size.
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  • Bobhellen
    Bobhellen Posts: 154
    i forgot to say thats 35mm
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  • dave_hill
    dave_hill Posts: 3,877
    Any decent hardware store or engineer's merchants will be able to supply you with split pins - you might need to buy 100, but even so it won't cost you anything like a pound each!!
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  • batch78
    batch78 Posts: 1,320
    :shock:

    I use slightly shorter and slightly thinner ones than what came with the brakes, makes it ten times easier to swap pads during a ride, just a thought.

    I can't get over a £1 each!

    I've always just pinched mine from work. :twisted:
  • lordmerchant
    lordmerchant Posts: 378
    yeah, theres no wayany sane person would pay a quid for one, so 35mm cotter pin should do the job....lovely

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