got a pair of f-body caliper brackets shipped to me from a salvage yard. I open the box to check there were two of them and took them to a friend to get them drill and tapped for 14*2 hardware. Sooooo after I get them home I fit them up to the C5 calipers I got and noticed that one of the slide pins is frozen solid (other 3 are just fine). I'm thinking that one of the brackets is junk because of that frozen pin.
So far I've soaked it in PB for a few short minutes and tried to use the caliper bolt to break it loose but it didn't budge. I hit the pin with a torch and soaked it again with PB and figure I'll let it sit overnight to see what I've got. I'm thinking even if I do get the pin out of the sleeve the sleeve will pretty much be toast?
I'm pretty bummed and left for hoping for the best but thot I'd ask here if anyone's ever saved a bracket with a stuck pin and what they did to do it. It sucks I got my buddy to waste his time on it too --- but he'll get his laughs when I come in with one bracket and a story about me not checking them before he worked on them --- I hope.
anyway, thanks in advance for any suggestions.
vb