Hey guys. I'm replacing the wheel bearings on my truck right now and am experiencing difficulties. The hardest part of this is gaining access to the inner wheel bearing I'm trying to take the brake caliper assembly off and can't get it. I want to make sure I'm doing this right. The first picture shows the thing I'm trying to remove. The second picture shows the two bolt I'm trying to get loose and cannot seam to get them loose. Please help as I need my truck put back together by 4:00!!! Thank you.

2002 Ford Ranger 3.0 XLT. 2WD

Brake Caliper assembly/housing I'm trying to remove



Are these the right bolts to remove this brake caliper assembly/harness?

 

Use a Lon g Johnson bar and giver a good grunt an pull like a ****! If you have a small torch it will help as well to heat the bolts.

 

Also get a hammer and whach the head of the bolts to shock them. It will help break the bond between the parts and any rust or corrosion.

 

Thank you for your fast responses. I got the 1st bolt off with the impact. The bolt had loctite all over it...the other one is not coming off easily. lol. I'll keep working at it. Just wanted to make sure they were the right ones.

 

What coloris the locktite? I believe red locktight should be heated to almost 1000 degrees or something before it breaks the bond. That may be why your having so much trouble. I would personally try andstay away froman impact gun invade you snap that bolt off cause you'll be ****ed hardcore! Good luck my friend

 

and make sure you use a 6 point socket so you have less chance of rounding off the bolt heads

 

Its red loctite...

How come everywhere I read, this is the easiest part? Am I doing something wrong? Many people state this whole process should take only about an hour. I've been at this for two hours now and don't even have the caliper off...

Anyone more suggestions?

 

dont seperate the caliper from the bracket on the other side, it will still pull off if you take the bracket off with the caliper on it....might save you a few minutes. Put a pipe on the end of your socket wrench to take off the bolts for more leverage....i wouldnt use impact wrenches

 

there is nothing wrong with impacts. just heat that bolt a little on the thread side it will come right off put some hurt into it dont ***** foot it

 

Update:

I couldn't get it and I promise I was not ******** footin it!

I put it all back together and called my mechanic buddy. He said he'd do it all for me for $200 Parts and labor both sides...not bad I thought considering I had already paid $110 for the parts at Advance Auto Parts...

I tried torching it, hitting it with the hammer, impact wrench, and sheer strength and the darn thing didn't even budge.

I'll let my mechanic buddy screw up his blood pressure and pay him to do it.

Thanks for everyone's help though!!! Non-gay group hug...

 

i'm not gonna flame you for going to a mech. but your paying for parts twice, you paid $100 for parts and are now paying your bud $200 for parts and labour. i'd talk to him and ask fora better deal since you are supplying the parts allready.

 

Good point, but I'm going to return the ones I bought to the store. I never opened any of them.