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BlueFBird
08-20-2005, 12:52 PM
now to get the calipers off a have to remove a bolt sleve cover which i dunno how to i tried every allen key an it didnt fit....how do u get these bolts out?

thanks justin

coldkilla
08-20-2005, 02:51 PM
i did the brakes on my 93 a few months ago so i dont remember exactly but i do know that i didnt use any special tools. just regular wrenches and allen keys. i did have to put a big box end wrench on the end of the key and use my foot to break the caliper bolt loose though!

coldkilla
08-20-2005, 02:52 PM
oh i forgot to mention, are you trying metric and standard sizes? i dont remember which one type the bolts are but make sure you try both types.

BlueFBird
08-20-2005, 02:54 PM
i gota 3/8 in but i only have keys so thats not goin to be able to get it loose

BlueFBird
08-20-2005, 03:00 PM
what tools shoudl i get the keys wont def turn it by themselves?

coldkilla
08-20-2005, 10:22 PM
they were just real hard to get loose cuz they prob werent taken off in a long time. i just used a wrench for leverage and kicked it loose. spray some bust rust too.

V
08-24-2005, 07:53 PM
you can get 3/8 inch drive sockets with the allen ends on them, thats what we used at work and thats what i have here in my garage, with a good rachet you can break almost anything loose.

camaro2you
08-24-2005, 08:03 PM
you can get 3/8 inch drive sockets with the allen ends on them, thats what we used at work and thats what i have here in my garage, Â*with a good rachet you can break almost anything loose.

that a big ass hammer and a few three foot pipes. :twisted:

PDubs87Z28
08-24-2005, 08:11 PM
I had that problem on my oldsmobile.....I couldn't get a right size allen key. So i took vise grips and clamped it on the head of the bolt and went to town. THEN after i got the caliper off my dad went into his van and got the right size out of his box. :evil: that ****er