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| 914guy |
 Jun 10 2003, 11:13 AM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) It seems like my caliper bolts will not budge!! Does anyone have any tips or tricks that might help me out?
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| Lawrence |
Jun 10 2003, 11:19 AM
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Senior Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,661 Joined: 5-February 03 Member No.: 244 Region Association: None  |
Are these the through bolts?
If so, you're going to strip the torx type ends (or just break your tools off.) Sacrifice the bolt. Spot weld a nut on the end of the bolt, and and then you can grab it with a ratchet from each end. -Rusty (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif) Attached image(s) 
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| Andyrew |
Jun 10 2003, 11:46 AM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,380 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California 
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Take some "liquid wrench", and spray the bolt with that, let it sit, try and wedge it, if it doesnt budge, spray it again and let it sit, repeat process untill you give up. then do what Rusty said.
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| Lawrence |
Jun 10 2003, 11:50 AM
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Senior Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,661 Joined: 5-February 03 Member No.: 244 Region Association: None |
Yeah. What Andyrew said.
Also, you can try other traditional methods of freeing a bolt... heat (a torch), and tapping. That said, I'm not comfortable with putting a torch to my calipers... it just doesn't give me a warm and fuzzy feeling. I don't think my 33 year old calipers had ever been opened up. That's a lot of time for a bolt to become stuck. Good luck, and let us know how it turns out. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chatsmiley.gif) -Rusty (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif) |
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| Drums66 |
Jun 10 2003, 12:04 PM
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914 Rudiments Group: Members Posts: 5,321 Joined: 15-January 03 From: Coronado,Cali Member No.: 151 Region Association: Southwest Region |
try the old reliable cheater pipe.........before you use the drastic measures above (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tunez.gif)
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| Lawrence |
Jun 10 2003, 12:11 PM
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Senior Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,661 Joined: 5-February 03 Member No.: 244 Region Association: None |
If you put a cheater bar on that torx bit, it's going to snap right the hell off. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)
I broke two. -Rusty (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif) |
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Jun 10 2003, 12:53 PM
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I would use a breaker bar. I have a 3ft breaker bar that works very well. My friend has a 5ft one, which I use for the ones that just don't cooperate.
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| URY914 |
Jun 10 2003, 01:13 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 127,261 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
Or I use an electric impact wrench. That SOB will round out the inside of them bolts in no time.
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| Drums66 |
Jun 10 2003, 02:17 PM
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914 Rudiments Group: Members Posts: 5,321 Joined: 15-January 03 From: Coronado,Cali Member No.: 151 Region Association: Southwest Region |
914 Guy, which bolts are you talking about? everyone assumes you mean the torx bolts to split the halves apart........I was thinking the mounting bolts (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)
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