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BradJH
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Rear caliper bracket bolt
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March 29, 2019, 06:33:06 pm »
Anyone had any experience trying to get this little son of a bitch to move? It will not budge. I’ve currently got a breaker bar and a jack to try and get it to move. Really don’t wanna give up yet
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March 29, 2019, 06:55:34 pm »
Yep they are really tight, best you can do is get into a good position with plenty of swing room and use brute force, I trust your using the correct spline bit?
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March 29, 2019, 07:25:20 pm »
They are a royal pain in the arse to do on the drive. I ended up buying a telescopic movable head ratchet which allowed me to have the handle of the rachet above the wheel arch to get the leverage.
Sealey AK6682 Flexi-Head Ratchet Wrench 1/2"Sq Drive Extendable
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March 29, 2019, 07:58:54 pm »
Yes I bought one of them as well and it's a big help.
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March 29, 2019, 08:12:00 pm »
Tried drowning it in plusgas overnight?
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April 01, 2019, 01:34:28 pm »
Heat it up with a propane torch. Cheap enough from B&Q etc.
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Socket and ratchet and a few taps with a hammer...
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