Any suggestions on getting out a stripped rear carrier bolt?
12-21-2004, 04:26 PM
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Any suggestions on getting out a stripped rear carrier bolt?
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Trying to remove the rear rotors. Here's a pic of one I successfully managed to get out with a hex key and a pipe. I tried it on the other one and the hex key stripped the bolt some when I used a big pipe as a moment arm to break the seal. I went to sears and bought an 8mm hex socket (6 bucks!), and i hope that will work, but it seems to me that if the hex key stripped, the socket would too. Any suggestions?
Trying to remove the rear rotors. Here's a pic of one I successfully managed to get out with a hex key and a pipe. I tried it on the other one and the hex key stripped the bolt some when I used a big pipe as a moment arm to break the seal. I went to sears and bought an 8mm hex socket (6 bucks!), and i hope that will work, but it seems to me that if the hex key stripped, the socket would too. Any suggestions?
12-21-2004, 05:19 PM
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12-21-2004, 05:34 PM
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heat + penetrating oil + easyout...or, pnumatic chisel and "walk" it out...
I've done both, a little heat can go a long way. Also, if you use an air chisel, and make a notch on the outside edge of the bolt, then use the chisel to walk it out for the first turn, then you can get a "vise-grip" on it and turn it the rest of the way.
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12-21-2004, 05:57 PM
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Re: Any suggestions on getting out a stripped rear carrier bolt?
First, apply lots of penetrating fluid...PB blaster, liquid wrench, Kroil, anything....then get the closest size TORX socket, and pound it onto the bolt. In itself, the pounding should help - then make sure that you are applying torque in the counter clockwise direction to the face of the fastener....
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12-21-2004, 06:31 PM
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I'm screwed - already put the old stuff back on
i'll take it to the shop tomorrow. i don't have a torch, air gun, bolt stripper, etc. no way those bolts are coming off without insane amounts of heat. too bad because i already got the rear piston kit from autozone and everything. at least i did the front myself.