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20th February 2023, 15:06 | #1 |
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Carrier Bolt; Help Rqd, West Mids
I'm having a right game getting the top bolt of my R/H front caliper carrier so I can change the damaged disc. I have a set of Irwin removers but they don't have the right size and I managed to get a 13mm ring spanner hammered on and even with several whacks with the hammer, it still won't budge. Off to screwfix to get some plusgas and a better lump hammer.
I've ordered another set of bolt removers but need the car desperately to move my Dad into his care home and wondered if anyone local might have a way of getting it off, maybe a decent impact driver will do it?? 'Living in hope, Drew.
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......just pondering, what's the chances of getting the disc off with the carrier still in place? Zero to none?
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I found that it worked to hit the end of the carrier that was unbolted, with a lump hammer. Hitting the carrier to and fro managed to loosen the seized bolt.
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'Did think of that but it won't move in the direction to undo the bolt. I could try moving it the other way first maybe.
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If a bolt like that is being a pain I usually wind it right to tighten - it can help shock the thread and make it loosen. Beyond that, a single sharp tap with a lump hammer on the bolt head and bit of heat applied carefully works wonders too. Not really a fan of hammering bolts off tbh, a good breaker bar is preferable. You didn't mention approximately where in the badlands the car is btw.
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I would say none, the irwin 13mm should fit and easy remove the bolt, tap it on lightly to get it to grip, then turn it slowly with a ratchet, try a mid to long breaker bar, once once it grips good you can swap for a ratchet ring spanner. 1 2
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Hi Pete, I'm at my Dads place in Sutton Coldfield at the moment.
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I don't have a 3/8 breaker bar here either, or a 1/2 to 3/8 converter.
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Don't forget these are the front 15mm bolts, not the rear 13mm ones. Although as soon as I touched it, so much rust fell off it's almost 13mm now!
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My bad, i must have read R/H and it registered as rear for some reason so did you try the 11/16" Irwin on it, the front ones usually are easier to remove, do let us know.
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