problem replacing brake rotors
Seth Art
adidas30@yahoo.com
Fri, 5 Jul 2002 16:05:54 -0500
Hi. I have a 91 SE-R. While trying to replace the
rear rotors this afternoon I twisted off a bolt. I
got the caliper off without a problem but their are 2
17mm bolts that hold an arm type thing that keeps the
rotor in place and is also what the caliper screws
into. I was able to finally get one of the bolts
loose and was able to take it off (the lower one) but
the upper one after using a lot of force, I just
ripped the head right off.
So my questions. Less importantly what did i do
wrong? should i have used wd40? This is happening
more and more but until now it was just with splash
guards and stuff. How do i get these old rusted
bolts off without breaking them.
And more importantly... What do i do now? Bring the
car into a shop? do you think its safe to drive? I
assembled everything back together and i am guessing
its safe to drive at least to a shop because the bolt
is still in there. i just ripped off the head. Is
there any way i can get the rest of that bolt out
myself?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
-Seth Art
91 SE-R