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Because that bolt is torqued to stretch the bolt, it shouldn't need anything to hold it in place anyway. Old applications of seize material should do the trick as the brakes heat and cool. But being female with little bird arms, that bracket is a nightmare for me at torque of 80 lbs-ft spec. I've used a handheld butane torch that worked on back brake bolts but not the front. I have a larger propane torch so I might try this on the driveway brake assembly that I'm doing now. Since I'm replacing calipers, the old piston is already removed and hung out of the way, so the rubber seals on the pins aren't an issue. Just the bare bracket and rotor remain. Thanks for the tip.
Last time my daughter took her car to a garage for new rotors and pads. They way over torqued the caliper bracket bolts. For her new brakes I Had to insert the ratchet handle into a 3ft pipe. I was so worried the bolts would snap. Luckily they didn’t. You just can’t trust some garages. Once they use the air tools, they tighten the hell out of them.
a lot of the people that use air tools/power tools do over-torque stuff. i went to trade school with a guy who didn't look at the torque specs and just hit shit with an impact till he thought it was good. obviously as we all know, not a good practice in the long run.
How long would u say u held the heat directly on them? Im having this issue, never dealt with it before but i have a torch and all the stuff just looking for an estimate of heat time cuz i dont want to damage other shit lol thanks
I have the same problem right now with a 2007 Mazda 6. Trying to do the reap breaks and I can not get the damn caliper bracket bolts off. I already rounded 1 bolt and there is ZERO room back there to get any kind of leverage. I am stuck. When you are heating up a bolt, you think 2 minutes is the min? Maybe I did not heat mine up enough.
@m.t.v.7934 Ideally you want the bolt glowing red but its not possible with a regular propane torch. 2 minute would be a minimum but of course with really stubborn bolt you have to heat a lot more.
Im trying to remove the ones off my kx250 and I've heated them up for at least a min and im afraid to snap them off or melt something or even explode my caliper lol what should i do im replacing the original one's with nickel ones im restoring it to better than new 😮
@rockman49er hey there, as long as you focus the heat on the bolt you should be fine, stay away from plastic components. Use wet rags and place them around the components that you dont want to heat up, the ones around the bolt. Heat it up for a good 2 min and the try to loosen it by hand, if you feel that its still too tight and you might break it, cool down the bolt with water and heat it up again, you will eventually loosen it. good luck!
Wish I'd watched this before snapping the head off one of my front caliper bracket bolts. Any idea how to get the broken bolt out without damaging the bracket?
This is what I'm trying to figure out as well. It's very evident the prev owner of my car didn't take care of it well and ended up ruining the bolts to the caliper brackets.
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Funny enough, you just helped me with my front calipers! Thanks!
Thank you, always heard about this method, never tried it before. Worked like a charm holding the toech on it for 45 seconds.
We don’t want to damage this bushing so we’re just gonna take it off….after he heats it lol
Yes, he had to heat it a little bit as well, so it doesn't snap in half when pulling out .. I snapped mine as well ..
Because that bolt is torqued to stretch the bolt, it shouldn't need anything to hold it in place anyway. Old applications of seize material should do the trick as the brakes heat and cool. But being female with little bird arms, that bracket is a nightmare for me at torque of 80 lbs-ft spec.
I've used a handheld butane torch that worked on back brake bolts but not the front. I have a larger propane torch so I might try this on the driveway brake assembly that I'm doing now. Since I'm replacing calipers, the old piston is already removed and hung out of the way, so the rubber seals on the pins aren't an issue. Just the bare bracket and rotor remain. Thanks for the tip.
Great video. I'll try it next brake job. I only replaced the pads this time.
Now that is a very handy tip. Thanks Tec
Last time my daughter took her car to a garage for new rotors and pads. They way over torqued the caliper bracket bolts. For her new brakes I Had to insert the ratchet handle into a 3ft pipe. I was so worried the bolts would snap. Luckily they didn’t.
You just can’t trust some garages. Once they use the air tools, they tighten the hell out of them.
a lot of the people that use air tools/power tools do over-torque stuff. i went to trade school with a guy who didn't look at the torque specs and just hit shit with an impact till he thought it was good. obviously as we all know, not a good practice in the long run.
Great video, thanks for the advice.
How long would u say u held the heat directly on them? Im having this issue, never dealt with it before but i have a torch and all the stuff just looking for an estimate of heat time cuz i dont want to damage other shit lol thanks
start with about 45 sec, if it needs more you can go for 2min.
Very good idea Thank you✌
Is it ok to heat up even if I’ve been using penetrating oil?
Should be fine penetrating oil typically doesn’t go up in flames just gets hot as shit and drips everywhere
Just be careful of your hands
Any recommendations for a stuck stripped out t50 torx bolt ?
most likely will have to drill and use a extractor
What does heating the bolt actually do, cheers
expands the metal and melt the blue loctite
@@OneTrickTech thanks
Good stuff
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I have the same problem right now with a 2007 Mazda 6. Trying to do the reap breaks and I can not get the damn caliper bracket bolts off. I already rounded 1 bolt and there is ZERO room back there to get any kind of leverage. I am stuck. When you are heating up a bolt, you think 2 minutes is the min? Maybe I did not heat mine up enough.
@m.t.v.7934 Ideally you want the bolt glowing red but its not possible with a regular propane torch. 2 minute would be a minimum but of course with really stubborn bolt you have to heat a lot more.
if ur on the right side, use a jack to take it off
Im trying to remove the ones off my kx250 and I've heated them up for at least a min and im afraid to snap them off or melt something or even explode my caliper lol what should i do im replacing the original one's with nickel ones im restoring it to better than new 😮
@rockman49er hey there, as long as you focus the heat on the bolt you should be fine, stay away from plastic components. Use wet rags and place them around the components that you dont want to heat up, the ones around the bolt. Heat it up for a good 2 min and the try to loosen it by hand, if you feel that its still too tight and you might break it, cool down the bolt with water and heat it up again, you will eventually loosen it. good luck!
@OneTrickTech thanks very much I'll give that a try 😀
Spray a little FreeAll on them and wait a few minutes.
Sprayed a ton of free all and zero luck, not even free all and a breaker bar is working… I’m about to jack it up
Is it a possibility that if i pull to hard without heating the bolt it will snap off?
@kevinnelson7070 yes, heat it up to avoid that
Heat it up???? He's making molten LAVA!!!
Yup, busted one on Audi thst looked like idiots put lock tite on with last brake job.. need heat.
what if i can’t don’t have enough room for a cheater bar
Wish I'd watched this before snapping the head off one of my front caliper bracket bolts. Any idea how to get the broken bolt out without damaging the bracket?
How exactly did you snap them? I sure dont want to do the same
Dude!!!! I just snapped mine 😢
@@SkynetTeamDREADWING Ya, sorry. I ended up taking mine to the local garage. They drilled them out, tapped them and put in new bolts. Good luck!
@@DZ-gl7no all the shops here are close 😭
@@SkynetTeamDREADWING Bummer man. Uber through the weekend and call the shop on Monday. 🇺🇸
What if you don't hve a heat source. Let's be realistic here you got your click for a view next😢
This is what I'm trying to figure out as well. It's very evident the prev owner of my car didn't take care of it well and ended up ruining the bolts to the caliper brackets.
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