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Sleep Deprived and Grumpy
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Lake Geneva
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Replacing the Front Calipers:?
I have to replace my front calipers and damn those 2 bolts are on there.? Any suggestions? A little heat? Or just keep cranking on em?
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10-07-2004, 06:55 AM
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Somewhere in the Midwest
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: In the barn!
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I use a breaker bar.
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10-07-2004, 06:59 AM
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Sleep Deprived and Grumpy
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Lake Geneva
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Alright.. Thats what i will try to do here in a bit! I have an old pipe i attach to a wrench or socket that usually does the job. But... My first attempt didnt go so good
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10-07-2004, 07:10 AM
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I would rather be driving
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Austin, TX
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I have bumped my breaker bar with a dead blow hammer before. This usually works great.
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10-07-2004, 07:23 AM
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Sleep Deprived and Grumpy
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I will give it a shot later today!
Wish me luck! Jon |
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10-07-2004, 07:26 AM
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Somewhere in the Midwest
Join Date: Oct 2001
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Jamie is right. A little shock from a steel hammer (forget the rubber mallot..it don'ta do a no goot!) will be just enough to break the corrosion fused surfaces.
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10-07-2004, 07:26 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: I be home in CA
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Would it hurt to put some wd 40 or other penetrating oil?
Thanks Dan
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10-07-2004, 01:06 PM
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PB blaster and a dead blow BFH worked for me.
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10-07-2004, 01:57 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Algonquin, Illinois
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Make sure you use a six point socket!
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10-07-2004, 02:22 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Charlotte
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Probably not a recommended procedure, but I had one bolt I could not get unstuck by banging, penetrating oil or anything else. I used a breaker bar with the shortest socket I had. I positioned the bar parallel to the garage floor and put my floor jack under the end of the bar. Though it was nerve racking and almost lifted the car off the jack stands, the bolt finally turned.
Not for the careful, cautious or the faint of heart.
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