Another 'right' tool
I do my own brakes and have for years on my truck and trailers. One of the sticking points I've found is breaking loose rust seized on brake rotors on disc brakes. No amount of beating or heating ...
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Blacklane wrote:SDcampowneroperator wrote:
disc brake caliper bolts do seem to lock tight up regardless of torque. Long wrenches, hyd. Jacks big hammers are often needed to break them loose.
Never Seeze on the threads is the next mechanics dream come true.
Most caliper bolts have loc-tite on them. You need to heat them a little (just a propane torch will do) to break them loose.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9zFgB8lTNM
Ford caliper bolts have locking patches in the threads (at least mine do) but my IR 'Thundergun' usually winds them out.
