99 silverado 1500 heavy duty truck, lower caliper mounting bolt won't budge and no room to use breaker bar, I'm just a girl and stumped don't have impact wrenches either....HELP
2007-09-20 08:58:57 · 6 answers · asked by princesspeachpit 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
What i do is take the longest open ended wrench you can find and put it on the bolt, then repeatedly hit the other end repeatedly until it breaks loose.
2007-09-20 10:39:25 · answer #1 · answered by twinturbo1994 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'd get some PB blaster or even some keroscene and try to soak the bolt...it's probably got a little corrosion keeping it tight..be careful...if it's been exposed to salt/rust it may round off the head or allen recess before it ever budges. Give it a good soaking and let it sit for 6-8 hours. Once soaked try tapping lightly on the bolt to jar it a bit.
2007-09-20 09:08:58 · answer #2 · answered by David B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy an electric 1/2" impact wrench. If you work on stuff a lot it'll be one of the better investments you've made.
That's a pretty impressive string of cartoon cussin for just a girl.
2007-09-20 15:28:06 · answer #3 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try heating it with a small propane torch or using a product called PB blaster do not use them together as PB Blaster is very flammable. Also try putting a pipe or the end or your ratchet to use as a breaker bar. Or go to Auto zone and rent what you need. Good luck
2007-09-20 09:09:11 · answer #4 · answered by nikowrench72 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
supply the PB it slow to loosen it. If that would not paintings get a propane torch at Wal- mart. be careful to apply some sheet metallic to guard your hoses and forestall placing the previous grease on fireplace. warmth it up slightly at a time, attempt loosening with a hammering action, or with an result wrench. perhaps some bolt-out from Sears might assist you to a greater proper grip on the exterior of the bolt. while reassembling with a clean bolt, attempt employing slightly low-preserving locktite on the threads, it is going to evade them from rusting mutually back. additionally, use a thread chaser or faucet on the hollow you're re-threading it into, fairly if the clarification at the back of it being caught seems to be because of the fact it replaced into go threaded. stable luck!
2016-10-09 13:18:07 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do you have the wheels turned so that you have easy access to the caliper bolts assuming that it is front calipers that you are talking about. try using a pipe on the ratchet or if you can get ur foot on it push it with your foot
2007-09-20 09:06:55 · answer #6 · answered by hermitofnorthdome 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋