Brake pad removal

drdel · 07-10-2008, 04:13 PM

I had a look at trying to replace my front pads today - Is there an eay way to remove the calipers? There are 2 bolts each top and bottom, one holding the caliber, one the carrier - neither would budge at all.

Any ideas?

Del

93fxdl · 07-11-2008, 12:49 PM

to get the bolts moving give the spanner a good whack with a mallet making sure the car is well supported first
ttfn glenn

drdel · 07-14-2008, 06:23 PM

Thanks. I did try giving it a dolt with a hammer, but was scared of shearing the bolt. I'll give it a harder bash later...

93fxdl · 07-18-2008, 08:45 AM

for further brake work info search threads by peteb he did the job with lots of pictures and came up against just about every problem possible
ttfn glenn

PeteB_2000 · 07-29-2008, 04:12 AM

lol yeah didnt I....!

drdel · 07-29-2008, 06:23 PM

Glad I didn't have those problems....

Got the job done - it just needed brute force and ignorance (and a club hammer). And whose idea is it to use such a soft metal on the disk fixing screws....

666666 · 07-29-2008, 10:34 PM

thanks participation!

sedona no 1 · 07-30-2008, 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drdel

Glad I didn't have those problems....

Got the job done - it just needed brute force and ignorance (and a club hammer). And whose idea is it to use such a soft metal on the disk fixing screws....

An impact driver works best on those screws.

666666 · 08-04-2008, 10:57 PM

An impact driver works best on those screws.

sedona no 1 · 08-05-2008, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 666666

An impact driver works best on those screws.

Er...I think that's what i said.