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Hi all,
I tried to put new pads on the front of my GTV this morning without success, the two bolts holding the brake calliper in place would not budge. I have an extending socket thingy which I use for wheel bolts but had no luck with it, I tried hitting my normal socket with a hammer again with no joy. I would presume these bolts were galvanised so I'm sure I'll be able to get them off somehow. I wondered about giving the car a run to heat them up a bit.
I'm not in a tearing rush to get this done now as I had a closer look at the discs and they're pretty poor on the inside so I'm going to order new ones and do the whole thing at the same time.
Does anyone have any special tips for getting the bolts off?
I tried to put new pads on the front of my GTV this morning without success, the two bolts holding the brake calliper in place would not budge. I have an extending socket thingy which I use for wheel bolts but had no luck with it, I tried hitting my normal socket with a hammer again with no joy. I would presume these bolts were galvanised so I'm sure I'll be able to get them off somehow. I wondered about giving the car a run to heat them up a bit.
I'm not in a tearing rush to get this done now as I had a closer look at the discs and they're pretty poor on the inside so I'm going to order new ones and do the whole thing at the same time.
Does anyone have any special tips for getting the bolts off?