I need help with a stuck bolts before I go nuts.

GetLuckiFX

GetLuckiFX

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Adam
OK I need some help before I go nuts here.

I'm trying to remove the front rotor/caliper to put on my H&R spacers. The rears came off fine with a bit of "force", but I swear to lord the driver front will not budge a bit! I'm on day two trying to get the damn bolts holding the caliper housing (the 22s). I applied some penetrating oil and thought over night it would get in there. Nothing. So I got the freeze off which I used before and that stuff seems to not be able to loosen any of them at all. I banged the shit out of it to see if I can work some in. There is no rust, so wether they are just super screwed on there or welded at this point. I even broke one of my ratchets trying to move it.
Anyone ever run into incredibly stubborn bolt?

Any tricks I don't know about that someone else can share?
Anything?

Thanks everyone!
 
I believe for this what I did was hang a breaker bar from the bolt, and push with my foot on the end towards the front of the car (lefty-loosey direction). Probably gave it some kicks also. You could also try the floor jack trick to get extra force pushing up, but I don't know if there's room there for sure.
 
do you want my help?? i can swing by

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i have my 400lb portable torque impact wrench
 
StuLax18 said:
I believe for this what I did was hang a breaker bar from the bolt, and push with my foot on the end towards the front of the car (lefty-loosey direction). Probably gave it some kicks also. You could also try the floor jack trick to get extra force pushing up, but I don't know if there's room there for sure.
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That would be awesome. I put it back together for now, had to surrender the driveway. I will have time to work on it again on Friday and over the weekend if that's ok? You are more than welcome to swing by or I can come to you. Thanks D!

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Yeah I found a piece of pipe in my garage and used it as my breaker bar, still I could just bounce on it like on a trampoline LOL. At this point looks like the impact wrench is the only solution.
Thanks for all the quick responses.
Totally appreciate it.
 
Get a 1/2" breaker bar and put a cheater pipe on that. If you put some muscle on that, it should break free. Or the bolt will snap. I've broken plenty of ratchets too and that combo has never failed me. Ratchets snap pretty easily, but a breaker bar is very reliable.
 
GetLuckiFX said:
OK I need some help before I go nuts here.

I'm trying to remove the front rotor/caliper to put on my H&R spacers. The rears came off fine with a bit of "force", but I swear to lord the driver front will not budge a bit! I'm on day two trying to get the damn bolts holding the caliper housing (the 22s). I applied some penetrating oil and thought over night it would get in there. Nothing. So I got the freeze off which I used before and that stuff seems to not be able to loosen any of them at all. I banged the shit out of it to see if I can work some in. There is no rust, so wether they are just super screwed on there or welded at this point. I even broke one of my ratchets trying to move it.
Anyone ever run into incredibly stubborn bolt?

Any tricks I don't know about that someone else can share?
Anything?

Thanks everyone!
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I would use PB buster and a 20 inch 1/2 drive breaker bar the has an head that moves back and forth to get to the weird angled bolts. Those two items worked like a charm when I had to remove rusted bolts to change my wifes front wheel bearing hubs.
 
Bklynjohn718 said:
How did you get that stubborn bolt off?
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Still on. Will attempt to get it off Friday/Saturday with Dracula's help.
Wether this or we're burning her to the ground while making some s'mores lol

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matrixx860 said:
Gotta love the title of the thread! Lol


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:) haha nuts, bolts :)

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pmanliu said:
Happened to me once... in the end it was because i had mixed up right tighty lefty loosey :tongue:
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Trust me after day one I started to have some doubts. So I rechecked to make sure I wasn't in fact making it tighter, I'd feel pretty silly if after blasting it and all I was going the wrong way. I haven't even tried the passenger side. So now I gave a life size hot wheels car, with wide rear and narrow front lol.
 
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