anyone got any advice taking off the (2) 17mm bolts holding in the caliper?

besides pb blasting it, anything else?

they are so freaking hard to take off, any idea besides an impact gun?

i've tried to use a wrench and a hammer, no help, putting 2 wrenches together no help


also

the hardline for the 4 piston calipers

when we took out the stock suspension

the whole front hub assembly fell

and the hardline wasw still connected to the strut

and bent a lil of the hardline

its not kinked but it bent a lil

should i worry and replace it, or should it be ok?

if i could replace anywhere else that sells them besides the dealership?

thanks

Greg

 

Buy a breaker bar. trust me.

 

+1

 

i think the reason i couldn't use a breaker bar cause i didn't have a 1/2" extension

 

Can't get the 17mm bolts out?
Don't be a *****.

Bent the hard line?
You can buy a piece of brake line in various lengths you need from Auto Zone or most auto parts stores that already have the fittings installed. Take your old one in to match length and threads. You will also need a tubing bender since the tubing comes straight.

The tubing bender and tubing should be less than 10 bucks.

 

I vote for an electric impact gun.

 

dood i bang the $%$# out of it with a 17mm wrench and a steel mallet

as for the hardline, im just going to overnight it fromt he dealer, not cheap...

 

Heat them up, I've never had those bolts give me trouble. When something is seized though, heat is your friend.

If the line's not kinked then there's absolutely no reason to replace it......unless its rotted out.

 

This is an interesting thread. Breaker bar is it. But if you really want to go cheep then get a pipe from around the house that will fit over your extension and use it as a breaker bar. I haven't broken a tool yet doing that. Heat is good too but use that as your last resort.

 

If you have a good floor jack, like a 1 1/2+ ton floor jack, you could use that bar. That's what I use, it makes life so much easier.