RobPhoboS Posted March 23, 2014 Posted March 23, 2014 Argh, another day - more hail & fail as I'm trying to do the rear discs pads today. Yesterday was a total git, didn't have a 22mm socket - and the inner pads wouldn't come out, nor new ones go in - many hours and swearing persisted Anyway, today I'm trying to do the rear and now it's a 19mm bolt (ffs why cant it be the same!), and the upper one I can access with a ratchet but the lower bolt I think I need a spanner, and of course I don't have a 19mm one - so off to halfords. I've tried to undo the top calliper bolt but it's not budging at all - any tips ? And I presume with the lower one, a spanner will do ? Quote
GIXXERUK Posted March 23, 2014 Posted March 23, 2014 Be better if you can use a socket and breaker bar, they are very tight, I've literally just finished putting pads and discs on a 1 series bmw Quote
GIXXERUK Posted March 23, 2014 Posted March 23, 2014 Use a long breaker bar. great minds think alike Quote
gsexr Posted March 23, 2014 Posted March 23, 2014 http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_871139_langId_-1_categoryId_165469 Quote
RobPhoboS Posted March 23, 2014 Author Posted March 23, 2014 (edited) Hey guys - well, I have that very bar actually (managed to break one before but they did replace it!) - there wasn't the room to really use it imho. In short - the bottom bolt has started rounding - I stopped, put it all back together and will take it to my local guys now (I was taking it to them anyway for the lines/fluid change). Now I need to get some bolts because I think I'd rather some fresh ones in there, plus I snapped one of the front bolts holding the line bracket. ZMANALEX still here ? Edited March 23, 2014 by RobPhoboS Quote
gsexr Posted March 23, 2014 Posted March 23, 2014 Make sure you use single hex sockets ( 6 sided ) and keep them square on the bolt as you try and undo it. Sometimes its easier to use a decent ring spanner and hit it with a nylon mallet to shock it lose. Quote
RobPhoboS Posted March 23, 2014 Author Posted March 23, 2014 I usually don't have these kinds of problems but Nissan seem to use terrible quality bolts imho (well for longevity). So I end up replacing them as I go. Quote
KyleR Posted March 23, 2014 Posted March 23, 2014 I find breaker bars work for most things but sometime the angles won't allow it, so I use a standard weather with a steel bar slipped on the end if it. Longer the better. Quote
Jixaman Posted March 24, 2014 Posted March 24, 2014 Its not so much the bolts but the length, theres about four threads clear through the lugs and (when you get the bolt out) you'll find the bolt is clean and corrosion free apart from this exposed bit and its this that will do the damage so get a bit of folded emery paper in there to clean it a bit and oil from the rear, out, in, out, in, etc, don't spare the oil... Hope this helps... Quote
ZMANALEX Posted March 24, 2014 Posted March 24, 2014 Still here, and plenty caliper bolts in stock. Alex. 1 Quote
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