Dumb rear spring bolts
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Melting Slicks
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Dumb rear spring bolts
I can't get to the head of my rear spring bolts on on the heads. It is resting in the trailing arm frame area. I tried to jack it out but it doesn't move (obviously). I like to unbolt things, but I'm probably just going to have to cut it in half and push it out the top. I just don't like cutting things. Any other course of action?
One other little question, how many pistons are in our rear calipers? I thought they were single piston but mine are double, or atleast look like it.
One other little question, how many pistons are in our rear calipers? I thought they were single piston but mine are double, or atleast look like it.
Melting Slicks
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From: Wichita KS
Re: Dumb rear spring bolts (Schmucker)
Schmucker,
Use Vice Grips on the shaft of the bolt to keep it from turning.
Be sure to use a c-clamp or vice grips on the spring to keep the jack from slipping.
Total of four pistons in each brake caliper. Fixed calipers with two pistons mounted on either side of the rotor. Caliper does not move.
Use Vice Grips on the shaft of the bolt to keep it from turning.
Be sure to use a c-clamp or vice grips on the spring to keep the jack from slipping.
Total of four pistons in each brake caliper. Fixed calipers with two pistons mounted on either side of the rotor. Caliper does not move.
Safety Car
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From: Seattle WA
Re: Dumb rear spring bolts (Schmucker)
One other little question, how many pistons are in our rear calipers? I thought they were single piston but mine are double, or atleast look like it.
Burning Brakes
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From: Norcross GA
Re: Dumb rear spring bolts (mapman)
[/QUOTE]Schmucker,
Be sure to use a c-clamp or vice grips on the spring to keep the jack from slipping..[/QUOTE]
Only if you have the metal spring. Don't try this trick on the fiberglass.
[Modified by Bobchad, 8:22 AM 1/15/2003]
Be sure to use a c-clamp or vice grips on the spring to keep the jack from slipping..[/QUOTE]
Only if you have the metal spring. Don't try this trick on the fiberglass.
[Modified by Bobchad, 8:22 AM 1/15/2003]
Burning Brakes
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From: Sherwood Park AB
Re: Dumb rear spring bolts (Schmucker)
I'm not exactly sure what bolts you mean, but to get at the long bolts at the ends of the spring, I took the rear sway bar ends off the trailing arms, and was able to fit (barely) a wrench inside to hold the head of the bolt.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Wisconsin
Re: Dumb rear spring bolts (NHvette)
Yeah - I don't have the rear sway bar - so I thought just insert a box end
wrench into the end of the TA. (my recollection may be cloudy)
:seeya
wrench into the end of the TA. (my recollection may be cloudy)
:seeya
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Melting Slicks
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From: Wisconsin
Re: Dumb rear spring bolts (mapman)
I GOT THEM! The vice grip trick worked wonderfully. They came right off after I got them loose. Problem I'm having now is that the differential spring bolts are very solid. I can't move them. I sprayed some PB Blaster on them and air brushed on the threads to clean them up. I need a body builder to help me out. Any ideas now?
Le Mans Master
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Re: Dumb rear spring bolts (cchristo)
Even good air tools can have trouble breaking a seasoned spring bolt loose.
Feel lucky. Two of mine were broken off and the remaining two were bent. :eek:
Go back to the hardware store and get about 3 feet of iron pipe that fits
over the handle of your biggest ratchet/breaker bar. 3 feet of leverage can
coax even the most difficult bolts. Let the blaster soak in there for a few days ...
don't want to snap 'em off.
Good luck :seeya
[Modified by NHvette, 12:51 AM 1/16/2003]
Feel lucky. Two of mine were broken off and the remaining two were bent. :eek:
Go back to the hardware store and get about 3 feet of iron pipe that fits
over the handle of your biggest ratchet/breaker bar. 3 feet of leverage can
coax even the most difficult bolts. Let the blaster soak in there for a few days ...
don't want to snap 'em off.
Good luck :seeya
[Modified by NHvette, 12:51 AM 1/16/2003]
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Melting Slicks
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From: Wisconsin
Re: Dumb rear spring bolts (NHvette)
Yeah, I have three different pipes but I'll be damned if none of them fit over the wrench!
And yes the car is solidly supported. We attempted to push it off the stands and it won't push off the stands.
And yes the car is solidly supported. We attempted to push it off the stands and it won't push off the stands.
