Brake caliper bolt problem
#1
09-11-07, 02:58 PM
Brake caliper bolt problem
Hi, I'm replacing the front brake pads on my 2003 Ford Explorer. My problemis the top caliper bolt on the passenger side front wheel. The bolt is just spinning(possibly sheared?) and I cannot get the thing out. If it was anywhere else, I'd drill it out and use a stud extractor but as the bolt faces into the wheel well, I can't get in to do that. Has anybody else encountered this problem and, more importantly, got around it? Thanks
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09-11-07, 03:59 PM
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Can you take a picture?
There should only be two bolts that you remove and they are fairly large so I doubt it sheared.
You might be taking off the wrong one or this bolt has a nut on the other side.
There should only be two bolts that you remove and they are fairly large so I doubt it sheared.
You might be taking off the wrong one or this bolt has a nut on the other side.
#3
09-11-07, 04:19 PM
Welll...............There are 2 that hold the caliper to the bracket.......They should have 13mm heads...........and then 2 that hold the bracket to the spindle ..15mm heads.......If the smaller ones are the problem,take out the one that is cooperative.........pivot the caliper on the one that isn't and remove it from the bracket slide and all........You MY have to take off the hose to do this.......
If the BIG ones are the problem, you're gonna be heading to the boneyard for a spindle
If the BIG ones are the problem, you're gonna be heading to the boneyard for a spindle
#4
09-11-07, 05:04 PM
Originally Posted by chezankev
The bolt is just spinning(possibly sheared?) and I cannot get the thing out.
#5
09-11-07, 06:56 PM
Brake caliper bolt problem
Thanks for the advice guys. From what I can see, the advice to "pivot the caliper on the one that isn't and remove it from the bracket slide and all" appears to be my best hope. Presumably, this will work only if the bolt has, in fact, sheared?
