Having trouble removing calliper carrier bolts!

[haGGard]

Hi,

Thought i'd make a start of the disks/pads change today. Started on the nearside. Got the top calliper carrier bolt out, was pretty tight but came out ok. The bottom one however really put up a fight and has now got slightly rounded off edges. Its still not budging. Its been soaked in DW40 but refuses to move. Even all my sockets and loop spanners slip off it now, its that rounded.

Any ideas on where to go from here? Is it worth dragging out the hand file and trying to flatten the edges again in that small crampt space?

Heres what it looks like atm

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[ScubaSteve]

mine did this i got that irwin bolt remover set off ebay for a few quid and it removed them no bother

 

[luke]

smash a 14mm onto it

 

[pumadad2010]

mine did this i got that irwin bolt remover set off ebay for a few quid and it removed them no bother

this sounds good

 

[haGGard]

mine did this i got that irwin bolt remover set off ebay for a few quid and it removed them no bother

Cheers i'll search for that now.

smash a 14mm onto it

Its a 13mm bolt so 14 have no effect

 

[haGGard]

Just searched for the irwin bolt remover on ebay, its almost the same price as what i paid for the disks and pads. Is there any other options i can try first? If not i'll just have to get that.

 

[martinthrapston]

try a 1/2 " socket or a 12mm socket k:

 

[ScubaSteve]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Irwin-Bolt-Grip-Fastener-Remover-Expansion-Set-/370184194412?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item5630b2896c" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[luke]

smash a 14mm onto it

Its a 13mm bolt so 14 have no effect

my bad, i thought they were 15mm :?

 

[ScubaSteve]

the mondeo ones are 15mm

 

[haGGard]

No probs!

Ah well because im so impatient i've just bought the expansion set scuba steve just posted. I'll get my moneys worth out of it in the end as theres always rusted seized solid bolts on anything i do these days. So cheers for the recomendation, i hope it goes to plan from now on!

How does this irwin bolt remover work? They look like normal sockets but they've got some odd shape to them...

 

[ScubaSteve]

yeah you get other sizes too which may come in useful which also includes the dreaded wheel nut size, theyve saved me a few times actually, also worked well to get the abs 8mm bolts out that generally get seized.

select the correct sized remover for the bolt you want out, in this case 13mm, tap it over the head of the bolt with a hammer, then slowly apply pressure and it will bite into the bolt.

you will need a new bolt after though

 

[haGGard]

Oh right, sounds easy enough!

Yea i wasn't going to get new bolts as if the originals looked ok i'd of just put them back in again, but looking at the state of them (they're the original from the factory) i'm definatly getting some new ones.

 

[pumadad2010]

select the correct sized remover for the bolt you want out, in this case 13mm, tap it over the head of the bolt with a hammer, then slowly apply pressure and it will bite into the bolt.

can the tool be reused once it has bitten into the bolt ?

 

[ScubaSteve]

yes

 

[haGGard]

Sounds good to me!

 

[TyeBoi]

not sure if they need to be HT bolts for the calipers but if not then stainless all the way.

 

[luke]

be careful using indifferent metals. more chance of the thread picking up.

 

[yippeekiay]

yeah, stay away from stainless for these.

 

[luke]

just cover all these sort of bolts in copper slip and you shouldnt really have any issues