I was trying to remove my front rotors to have them resurfaced but I ran into a problem.

The 2 screws that hold the brake caliper in place wont loosen.

Is the thread on those screws reversed or are they just on really tight.

Any tips will be greatly apprecited.


Thanks

 

Just on really tight. Make sure YOU are turning them the right way since you are looking at them in reverse.

A shot of Weasel ***** on the bolts wouldn't hurt either.





* WD-40 or the like...

 

He said weasel ****......

I thought it was gorilla snot.

 

The factory uses Loc-Tite. Super pain to break free.

 

I have used a 3/4 ratchet with great success. If that does not work, heat the bolts with a small torch being careful not to melt anything or heat the rotors. That will loosen the loctite. However, I have seen yellow loctite on most of them which is supposed to be removable without heating.

 

Thanks guys.


I finally got them off. Just took a little more effort than i was originally giving it. (By effort I mean using a sledge hammer to hit the ratchet in the direction needed until bolts loosened)

 

Dang! Well, that will do it.

 

Just a note to anyone with this problem, a slap hammer is the best way to go. Just put in the bit rap the back with a hammer and two taps later the screws will back right out, no effort at all.

 

How about an impact wrench?

 

An impact wrench on the rotor screws? That could be painful, no?

 

An impact wrench works just great for me. Use an 18MM universal impact socket.

Don't forget to use loctite when installing the bolts.

 

I just pulled mine this weekend and found they were very tight. I used a 3/4 drive socket and long bar and then used a screw jack to slowly move the long bar. Kind of "shade-tree" but it worked like a charm.

 

Sounds to me like an impact driver is what is needed.

An impact driver is a $15 tool at your local auto parts store. It holds various bits including phillips and flat head screw. When you pound the hammer on the head the unit compresses a little and turns causing the screw to back out.

A little heat will help the Loctite too.

 

I spent most of the day yesterday trying to get the front caliper mount bolts off. I borrowed a friends compressor and pneumatic tools last night. Hopefully, these things will come off easily when I get home after work. This has been a PITA and I have 4 rotors and pads to get on the truck before a 7 hours trip tomorrow evening.

 

You've been working on this crap for four months and you still don't have them off? Even I am not that slow. Work SLOWLY with the air tools. You don't want to rip the heads off, then you're really screwed. Start at around 100 lb/ft or so and go up. PBblaster or liquid wrench is your friend as well.