Brake Caliper Mounts

[dommichell]

I need to replace the front brake disks but am having difficulty removing the caliper mounting bracket. I managed to get the top bolt out after a bit of a struggle but the bottom one refuses to move. Any ideas on how I can proceed, do I need to take the hub off and drill out the bolt??

[MrChrome]

I've assumed that you've almost broken your breaker bar and exhausted all your brute force and ignorance

Usual tricks, penetrating oil or a blow gun. You could take it to your local tyre fitter so they can have a go with one of their windy tools.

[Brakebuster]

i did this job today , and yes they were hard , as they seem to have thread locking paste on them,


i had to resort to a long breaker ( knuckle ) bar and a 2lb lump hammer, ensuring i was undoing, and not tightening,


if its the drivers side you have to pull up to undo , and the passenger side is push down to undo , this is with the breaker bar pointing toward the back of the car,

the longer the bar, the greater the pressure put on the nut and all that physics stuff

BB