caliper bolts fooked, options.....?

[Adams_16v]

attempted to change pads today on the coupe!

tried undoing the caliper bolts to get the naff pads out and both as soft as crap! edges rounded off in no time

Tried hammering a smaller socket on, and mole grips with no luck!

any ideas what I can do other than chopping the end of the bolt off, but then leaving me with a fooked caliper!!

damn cars! nothing is straight forward!

cheers

 

[Fred@BTM]

you on about the 13mm ones???

grind the heads off, remove caliper, remove remaining threads with mole grips???

 

[Adams_16v]

yeh them ones!

i'll have another go tomorrow mate cheers, was pissing it down, and getting dark so iv left the mofo! was stressing me!

Just getting the remaining bolt out thats the potential problem!

 

[Rob669]

I did the same thing last year when tightening up new 13 mm bolts after changing the pads. I was about to start throwing things around and have a big strop when my son suggested I do what Frad has said. Cut the rest of the bolt head away and slide the caliper off, you should then be able to get at the stub that's left. I wonder if this happens because the bolts are supposed to have glue added to lock them in place?

Cheers, Rob669

 

[Adams_16v]

thanks mate! i've got new bolts too!

your suppose to locktight the bolts in, but i hardly turned these.

Going to go play now!