Need Immediate Help On Brakes!
#1
Need Immediate Help On Brakes!
I have the wheel off and the caliper off right now, and i cant seem to freakin get the 17mm bolts off that hold the torque member.....!!
Anyone know how to take them off?
Are the supposed to be this tight?
Anyone know how to take them off?
Are the supposed to be this tight?
#3
Take a hammer and whack the wrench a few times. Those bolts see lots of environment (dirt, water, ice, salt, etc) and can become stuck over time. Try some WD-40 and let it soak in for a while.
#5
Yeah I did my front brake last weekend and to get those bolts off I soaked them with Liquid Wrench and then used a long handle rachet and wacked the end with a rubber mallet.
Try it out.
Try it out.
#7
HORROR STORY: i was changing my brakes & rotors. got 3 of the 4 done & a f'n bolt head snapped in the caliper bracket. i tried drilling & allen keying it out myself but the allen key only rounded out the inside of the bolt. i was checkin to see how much a caliper bracket costs. turns out nissan only sells the entire caliper assembly... for over $250. i ended up taking it to a machine shop. 40bucks later i had the bolt drilled out. 4 hardware stores later i found a replacement bolt. i'm still traumatized!
#8
ouch! damn i was pretty close to that too, I had stripped both screws a fair bit, cuz i was using a $hitty adjustable wrench, and i was afraid to try more. So i decided to invest in a 18" torque wrench, since i needed to torque the lugs nuts at the proper range too.
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