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

 

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.

 

righty tighty, lefty loosey

 

Why are you trying to take off the banjo bolt connecting the brake line to the caliper?

 

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

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

Proph

 

I did read the FAQ, I printed out Motorvate.ca's Howto. Im not angry, I just think dumb comments need not be made.

 

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.