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I would take a cone shaped dremel bit and grind down the center a little bit to see what that void is looking like a little deeper. I'm betting the void formed on the edge of the pin. The weld piled up instead of flowing down around the pin. If there is a decent void around the pin it may be pretty easy to get out. If you can get the pin out I would then try working the brake back and forth a little until the weld separates from the threads. You may be able to back it off without trying to drill out all the weld. Which would give you a better chance of not ruining the threads.

I'm not sure what a GS will charge to do it but, if it's cheaper to pay the shipping back and forth, you're welcome to send it to me and I'll see about getting it off for you. I can't offer any guarantees either, but I'm pretty confident I can get it off without ruining anything. PM me if you want my address.

-Chad

<blockquote data-quote="Wrench75" data-source="post: 5378170" data-attributes="member: 13122">I would take a cone shaped dremel bit and grind down the center a little bit to see what that void is looking like a little deeper. I&#039;m betting the void formed on the edge of the pin. The weld piled up instead of flowing down around the pin. If there is a decent void around the pin it may be pretty easy to get out. If you can get the pin out I would then try working the brake back and forth a little until the weld separates from the threads. You may be able to back it off without trying to drill out all the weld. Which would give you a better chance of not ruining the threads.I&#039;m not sure what a GS will charge to do it but, if it&#039;s cheaper to pay the shipping back and forth, you&#039;re welcome to send it to me and I&#039;ll see about getting it off for you. I can&#039;t offer any guarantees either, but I&#039;m pretty confident I can get it off without ruining anything. PM me if you want my address.-Chad</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wrench75, post: 5378170, member: 13122"] I would take a cone shaped dremel bit and grind down the center a little bit to see what that void is looking like a [B]little[/B] deeper. I'm betting the void formed on the edge of the pin. The weld piled up instead of flowing down around the pin. If there is a decent void around the pin it may be pretty easy to get out. If you can get the pin out I would then try working the brake back and forth a little until the weld separates from the threads. You may be able to back it off without trying to drill out all the weld. Which would give you a better chance of not ruining the threads. I'm not sure what a GS will charge to do it but, if it's cheaper to pay the shipping back and forth, you're welcome to send it to me and I'll see about getting it off for you. I can't offer any guarantees either, but I'm pretty confident I can get it off without ruining anything. PM me if you want my address. -Chad [/QUOTE]

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