c5 rear calipers removal?

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Dec 20, 2004 | 10:40 PM

donnyonee

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c5 rear calipers removal?

okay, just for grins how do i remove the rear calipers to paint them?
i spin the 2 bolts till im blue in the face and their not coming out?
whats the trick?
please!
don

Dec 20, 2004 | 11:20 PM

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maybe what i should say is how do you remove the mounting bolts from the pins so the calipers can be removed?
anyone please?
don

Dec 21, 2004 | 04:56 AM

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Sounds like you may be spinning the pin, rather than the bolt. There is a flat on the pin that might be obscured from view by the rubber boot. You need to put a wrench on the pin flat to hold it while you loosen the bolt holding the caliper.

Dec 21, 2004 | 07:05 AM

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Look at the pic below and you'll see the flat on the inside of the caliper tab that the bolt goes through. Use a wrench to hold the flats and turn the bolt head at the same time.

Dec 21, 2004 | 08:52 AM

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thank you!

Dec 26, 2004 | 11:07 PM

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ttt

Dec 27, 2004 | 12:01 AM

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ttt

Why would you need a TTT???
You have the answer.????

Dec 28, 2004 | 07:46 PM

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From: King George VA

Donny,
If you don't have these off yet, I am pretty confident the rear caliper bolt is 15mm and the flat on the pin/shaft is 16mm. As stated above, the flat on the pin/shaft is normally under the rubber boot and you have to compress it to get to the flat.

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Dec 28, 2004 | 08:15 PM

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i did the ttt so that i could take off the instant email notification.
i posted to patches thank because he resolved the problem for me and yet the posting continues on. and on. and on...