RE: [doc] stuck caliper bolt

["Kevin Milliken" <kevin.milliken@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Steve.

This may sound off the wall but try this:

1/    Seal the area around the bolt so you can put liquid around it.

2/    Pour as much as possible Metal Ready on to to it.

3/    Keep this up until the rust dissolves away, trust me it will, but only
      if you keep it wet enough.

4/    DO NOT GET the fuid around bearings etc,.

5/     After a couple of hours undo bolt that will come out nice and clean.

If you have not got metal ready use Wonder Wheels (for cleaning wheels)
will not be as good though.

6/    JOB DONE


Regards

Kevin #5959 #10163



  -----Original Message-----
  From: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
Richard Hanlon
  Sent: 27 April 2005 11:49
  To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Subject: Re: [doc] stuck caliper bolt


  Best of luck - but if you can get at it, try to get the heat the material
  AROUND the bolt head rather than directly on it - you want the hole to
  expand, making it looser - if you heat the bolt directly, it would expand
  itself and get tighter if anything.  Conversely, if you can only get
access
  directly to the bolt heat itself, perhaps a can of plumber's freeze-spray,
  to chill the bolt and maybe contract it?  But you can get much hotter
trhan
  colder, if you see what I mean - so heat around the 'land' around the hole
  would be your ideal, if possible...

  Good luck!!
  >From: "blackaddertoo" <blackaddertoo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  >Reply-To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  >To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  >Subject: Re: [doc] stuck caliper bolt
  >Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 00:17:29 -0000
  >
  >
  >Hi Richard
  >
  >i'n not sure if rusted in place, just will not budge.
  >
  >tried another 3/8 drive and sheared it off!!!
  >
  >bought yet another, plus a mini butane torch (pen size).
  >
  >the bolt is the one at the top of the caliper, accessed by
  >either a spanner above it, or a hole in the carrier but not big
  >enough to get a 1/2 inch drive on properly.
  >
  >i've drilled a hole through theold disc to try and get access to the
  >thread side of the bolt but can't see it.
  >
  >going to try tomorrow to heat the bolt head and try the socket +
  >extension bars, (about 3 foot of extension!)
  >
  >i think soon the bolt head will give way, then the real problems
  >will start!
  >
  >just want her on the road as have been working since last september
  >(on and off).
  >
  >thanx again
  >
  >regards
  >
  >Steve
  >doc 370
  >vin 1621
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >--- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Kevin Milliken"
  ><kevin.milliken@xxxx> wrote:
  > > Hi Richard
  > >
  > > Is the bolt rusted in place?
  > >
  > > Kevin #5959
  > >   -----Original Message-----
  > >   From: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
  >Behalf Of
  > > Richard Hanlon
  > >   Sent: 25 April 2005 09:20
  > >   To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  > >   Subject: RE: [doc] stuck caliper bolt
  > >
  > >
  > >   Sounds pretty tough!
  > >
  > >   The heat shouldn't really be a problem so long as you're gentle
  >with it.
  > >   Heat with one hand and keep trying the spanner with the other,
  >so you
  > > don't
  > >   end up getting it any hotter then you need to...
  > >
  > >   >From: "blackaddertoo" <blackaddertoo@xxxx>
  > >   >Reply-To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  > >   >To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  > >   >Subject: [doc] stuck caliper bolt
  > >   >Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:30:51 -0000
  > >   >
  > >   >
  > >   >Hi
  > >   >
  > >   >has anyone had this problem?
  > >   >
  > >   >trying to sort rear brakes. one bolt is stuck.
  > >   >
  > >   >tried sockets, spanner, hit spanner with hammer.
  > >   >release oil. hammer caliper (with one bolt out)
  > >   >
  > >   >i have actually bent my socket extension with the torque.
  > >   >
  > >   >my last resort is heat, but i don't fancy doing this!
  > >   >as the carrier is aluminium i think.
  > >   >
  > >   >regards
  > >   >
  > >   >Steve doc 370
  > >   >
  > >   >
  > >   >
  > >
  > >
  > >
  > >
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