brake job question

[George Doogle]

Any suggestions on how to get the top caliber anchor plate bolt loose? Doing the brakes on an 01 4x2. Getting stuck very early in the process. Gonna be a long day.....



Thanks

 

[Kevin Palmer]

If you are referring to the bolt that holds the caliper support bracket, I would suggest the following..



These are in there pretty tight. 3/8 drive ratchets are NOT the tool to remove them. You need either a large box end wrench or a 1/2 drive ratchet and the proper socket.



If all else fails, use a breaker bar with a pipe slid over it for additional leverage. If you do not have a breaker bar, you could use the ratchet as long as it is 1/2 inch drive, anything smaller will simply break. If you do use the pipe and ratchet system, slide the pipe on as far as it will go. The closer to the head the less the spring leverage is exerted to the tool.



Good luck...

 

[George Doogle]

thanks coastie. I did the next best thing. i used my 'pool cover spring stretcher bar' on the end of my socket wrench. worked like a champ.



Thanks.

 

[WXMotorSports DecalsPartsAccs]

Air tools work great too if you have an air compressor. Other end of the aluminum jack handle works great too.

 

[Ron Reeves]

PVC pipe........

Always got some of that laying around

 

[Eric Pennal]

Coastie is right. Those suckers are on there tight!



I think PVC pipe would just break. I didn't have a breaker bar handy, so I slid the socket end of my lug wrench over the end of the 1/2" drive socket wrench handle for leverage, to get mine loose.