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rounded bolt on brake calipers

Postby bigdane1390 » Sat Apr 28, 2012 12:52 am

I went to change my brake pads myself for the first time on my fto. seems like a simple job.

But the bottom bolt on the passenger side calliper is completely rounded, it looks like the last clown who owned it tried filing it down to fit a 16 mm socket and failed badly.
I went out and bought a nut splitter but that was, to be blunt fuking usless, after the the 2nd go it broke. I saw a link about heating it up with a blow torch but I 'm gonna admit that I don't have the balls to do that in case I mess up. What would a mechanic do. :?:

I am so pissed off cos I'm living in England this year and since September I'v only been back to Ireland 3 times and each time I go back I like to do a bit of work on my car and thats what i look forward to alot. :evil:
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Re: rounded bolt on brake calipers

Postby jayod12b » Sat Apr 28, 2012 2:00 am

Tack weld the inside of a nut placed on top of the damaged head of the bolt is what Id do
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Re: rounded bolt on brake calipers

Postby StewyD32 » Sat Apr 28, 2012 2:14 am

:whs

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Re: rounded bolt on brake calipers

Postby gt94 » Sun Apr 29, 2012 10:20 pm

i had this problem myself on the sump nut used #5 stud extractor worked a treat http://www.draper.co.uk/catalogue/Pagesource-EU/p43.pdf
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