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alamantia · 09-12-2010, 06:05 PM

I went to install new front pads and rotors on my 2005 tahoe this morning. I placed my 3/8" allen socket on my rachet and reached behind the calipers to losen the slide bolts. To my surprise I saw the slide bolts were torx heads. I removed the allen from my rachet and replaced it with a T55 torx bit. I tried to loosen the slide bolts but broke my torx bit. I went to sears and tried again just to break another bit. I removed trhe entire caliper bracket to remove the pads that way, but the pads have notches in the tops and bottom where they ride on the caliper. Even with the caliper bracket removed I couldnt remove the pads. I dont know what was so bad with 3/8" allen head slider bolts. These torx heads suck, any suggestions?

09-12-2010, 06:05 PM	#1
alamantia Join Date: May 2006 Location: Midland Park, NJ Posts: 1,389 iTrader: (7)	How do you remove torx bit slides in calipers I went to install new front pads and rotors on my 2005 tahoe this morning. I placed my 3/8" allen socket on my rachet and reached behind the calipers to losen the slide bolts. To my surprise I saw the slide bolts were torx heads. I removed the allen from my rachet and replaced it with a T55 torx bit. I tried to loosen the slide bolts but broke my torx bit. I went to sears and tried again just to break another bit. I removed trhe entire caliper bracket to remove the pads that way, but the pads have notches in the tops and bottom where they ride on the caliper. Even with the caliper bracket removed I couldnt remove the pads. I dont know what was so bad with 3/8" allen head slider bolts. These torx heads suck, any suggestions?