Stripper Caliper Bracket Bolt
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Stripper Caliper Bracket Bolt
I was replacing my brakes today and my passenger side lower caliper bracket bolt is now stripped out. A year ago I had a shop replace my wheel bearing on that side (I was in a hurry). Knowing this shop, I'm sure they impacted the hell out of the bolt. I used a 25 inch breaker bar and it ended up stripping the bolt (6 point socket was used). I have a set of bolt extractors and they aren't working out too well. This bolt has to be on with a torque well over 150 ft/lbs.
So is there a way to get this bolt out or am I gonna have to get another spindle?
So is there a way to get this bolt out or am I gonna have to get another spindle?
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Well I guess my welding skills aren't up to par yet ( only had my welder for a few months and have barely got to learn how to use it). I tried to add another bolt head to it, but I couldn't get one side of it ( could have been my problem). Kept ripping off.
So I ended up cutting the head off and grinding what I could down to remove the bracket. DAMN Grade 8 bolts! I ended up giving up and I think I'm just gonna go to the local pull-A-part and get another spindle assembly. Only around 20 bucks.
It is ok to grap a used spindle right?
So I ended up cutting the head off and grinding what I could down to remove the bracket. DAMN Grade 8 bolts! I ended up giving up and I think I'm just gonna go to the local pull-A-part and get another spindle assembly. Only around 20 bucks.
It is ok to grap a used spindle right?
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