I am very knowledgeable with general vehicle maintenance but these new vehicles have tighter bolts that I cannot manage to remove am I doing something wrong? I am trying to replace my front rotors.
2007-06-14 09:47:59 · 7 answers · asked by griz 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
no your not doing anything wrong, gm likes to use lock tight on these and thats why they are difficult to remove.
your just gonna have to nut up and pull a little harder. you may try to get 1/2 inch breaker bar, they are generally longer and it will give you some more leverage.
2007-06-14 15:02:55 · answer #1 · answered by FLYC3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use an ordinary houshold propane torch with MAPP gas if you can get some, and heat the IRON where the bolt thread is inside of. Be careful not to heat any rubber areas.
Heating up the metal around the threads with expand the iron, therefore allowing the bolt to come out easy.
2007-06-14 09:54:12 · answer #2 · answered by -R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bolts are tight because they use lock tight on them, blue locktight, so just add a little more leverage, but when putting them back on clean the bolts and add some locktight
2007-06-14 10:22:29 · answer #3 · answered by Pengy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put a pipe over the ratchet handle.
More leverage.
Remember righty tighty
Lefty loosy
2007-06-14 09:51:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Spray it with some WD-40 first then let it sit a few minutes
2007-06-14 09:50:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
these may be reversed as left will tighten and right will loosen alot of brake calipiers are set up that way.
2007-06-14 09:56:37 · answer #6 · answered by mike 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why are you doing it yourself?? a g6 should still be covered under warranty and rotors are a covered under that warranty
2007-06-14 11:07:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋