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Old 06-07-2004, 01:12 PM
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A lil brake help, please

So Im replacing my front brakes (pads&rotors), I cant get the 19mm bolts off for the Torque Member, nor can I get the 12mm bolts off of the caliper-to-brake hose. Ive tried my torque wrench with 100ft-lb of torque and plenty of pb blaster
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Old 06-07-2004, 02:18 PM
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are you sure you are turning them the correct way, if you are looking at the rotor from the outside of the car they need to be turned clockwise.
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Old 06-07-2004, 03:27 PM
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righty tighty, lefty loosey
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Old 06-07-2004, 03:32 PM
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Why are you trying to take off the banjo bolt connecting the brake line to the caliper?
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Old 06-07-2004, 03:55 PM
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read the facts there a good write up on that job and you don't need to disconnect the brake line at all only remove the clip that holds it to the strut thats it
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Old 06-07-2004, 05:03 PM
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shouldn't it be a 17mm bolt instead of 19mm? Yeah, leave the brake lines alone. If you break em open you'll have to bleed them. But even if you wanted to bleed them, use the bleeder valve and not the brake line.
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Old 06-07-2004, 05:07 PM
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Well, thanks for the righty-tighty lefty-loosey comment, I think my dad taught me that when I was 5.

I am replacing all of my brakes. I was finally able to remove the 19mm bolts. What I found out was that one of the two pins had no grease left in it and was stuck in place. This was causing my brakes to rub, and it produced a lot of heat, which made the bolts such a pain in the ***.

My brake pads on that side were so badly worn. One was completely, completely gone.. the other was worn on half, and had a lot left on the other half.
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Old 06-07-2004, 05:14 PM
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Read the FAQs man and use some freaking Liquid wrench. Also dont be angry at the dudes trying to help you thats what they are trying to do help. You would be suprised on how many people get confused on removing bolts.

Hell sometimes I forget which way Im turning when im under the max.

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I did read the FAQ, I printed out Motorvate.ca's Howto. Im not angry, I just think dumb comments need not be made.
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Nobody gives help on here to insult someone intelligence...but sometimes the most obvious thing that you wouldnt think of turns out to be the issue. People are just covering every option. Dont take things personally.
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