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Rear brake rotor
me_ashman
7 years ago
Geezus, how tight are these torx bolts? I'm in the process of trying to swap rotors. I've tried with a half metre breaker bar but fark me.
Any ideas for cracking these bolts without making a mess?
Bonkerz
7 years ago
Heat them up first is the easiest way. I usually use an impact driver for the first hit, but most people don't bother after heat. Easy.
me_ashman
7 years ago
Thanks I'll give it a crack
speedzter
7 years ago
The last rear rotor I changed I had to use an oxy to break them loose.
My rattle gun wouldn't touch them !
obviously need new bolts afterwards !
John.R
7 years ago
Heat and sharp impacts usually do it for me. Some more so then others.
Baloffski
7 years ago
Heat gun to get those scrubby barsteads off, as above.
Nutty
7 years ago
AND...throw the bolts away as they come out. The OEM bolts are a torque-stretch design that elongates as they are removed. They are designed to exceed their elastic limit on installation, it's a kind of mechanical Loctite. This is why they're a bastard to back out even after the head cracks. The bolt pitch once-removed is nothing like the internal thread. The MoCo manual is quite clear on this.
p.s. remove the compensator before using heat :-)
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