It is supposed to get to the 80s today. Guess what, Glen is wearing SHORTS!
and it ain't Monday. Win, Win, Win!
Sorry to one up ya Jim!
My co-worker drives a Mazda Miata. He noticed a funny sound that only happened in corners. If he touched the brakes at all the noise would go away. So to investigate that, look at the brakes is the logical thing. The passenger side inside pad was right down to the absolute minimum but all the other pads were fine. The pin that the pads slide on is mounted to a cage that hold the caliper. The pin was frozen in place in the cage and could not float as designed. $65 will get a complete cage, caliper and all the pins and clips. OK, those are available. So he wants to try to break the pin loose. Why not. He broke a cheap Chinese 17 mm socket trying to rotate it. Tim Taylor MORE POWER arf arf is needed. I have a 3 foot long pull handle with a full set of impact sockets. He can't hurt my tools. Let's do the twist!
Sure enough with less than 50 pounds on the end of my wrench the bolt just twists in the bracket. It is not coming out. Time to wait for the new part. 150 ft lbs is too much for that bolt.
I talked to a buddy of mine that knows about those brackets. He said he had a customer with a Mustang with a similar setup. They tried to heat things and the bracket just snapped. On another one they got the bolt out but the hole was messed up and the new bolt would not work right. Replacement is the only logical option.