Rotor guard...
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Rotor guard...
Hello boys. I got a 1990 Lumina and have to replace the pads and rotors. Simple, right? Not so! There are the usual two bolts that hold the caliper on... then for some unknown reason to me they have some type of guard that goes over part of the rotor that is held in with two torx bolts. Well I CANNOT get these off. I broke two ratchets and used all 220lbs of my body on a pipe connected to a breaker bar and I cant get any of them to loosen up. Even after soaking them several times in PB Blaster. Do you think I can cut this bracket off and still be safe? I honestly dont see it doing much but its probably there for a reason
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From: The Big, Oregon
That's part of what holds the caliper in place.
These are normally about 65-85ft/lbs, but the rust might be holding them on a bit tighter. When I was still working in a shop, I would loosen those by putting a breaker bar to them and hitting it with a hammer. Not right, I know, but usually did the trick. The other thing to check (and don't think I'm an ***, I've seen techs do this-), is to make sure you are turning the bolt the right way. IIRC, the calipers are on the aft side of the rotor- If that is correct, push down on the drivers side, and up on the passengers side. If the calipers are on the forward side, it's the opposite.
These are normally about 65-85ft/lbs, but the rust might be holding them on a bit tighter. When I was still working in a shop, I would loosen those by putting a breaker bar to them and hitting it with a hammer. Not right, I know, but usually did the trick. The other thing to check (and don't think I'm an ***, I've seen techs do this-), is to make sure you are turning the bolt the right way. IIRC, the calipers are on the aft side of the rotor- If that is correct, push down on the drivers side, and up on the passengers side. If the calipers are on the forward side, it's the opposite.
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Well.. I was just using the old righty tighty lefty loosy term to make sure I was going the right direction. The bolt heads are towards the inside of the car.. so pushing down on the passenger side should be turning them counterclockwise.... I mean.. this SEEMS logical to me however ive never run into bolts this tight and they are pretty clean which makes it seem even more bizarre. Maybe I am running them the wrong way... I turned the caliper bolts in the same direction and they came off though. Do you think for some UNKNOWN TO ANYONE reason these could have some type of reversed thread?
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