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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: nikkyboy on 16 October 2008, 22:24
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I'm having trouble with a seized top caliper bolt on my 8valve. Managed to get the bottom one out, but the top one's rounded.
I've tried:
loads of penetrant spray
mole grips - grips evetually give in, slipping off and take chunks out of the bolt
filing the outside edges so I can hammer on a 12mm impact socket - the socket doesn't grip as much as whats seized the bolt, and slides off
hitting it with a hammer (probably wouldn't do much but made me feel better :grin:)
I'm stumped...any ideas?
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i got a set of irwin bolt/nut extractors knock the tightest fitting one over the bolts and as it turns it grips. i could believe how well these worked on various exhaust bolts ect.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=m38.l1313&_nkw=irwin+extractor
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they look the business and my local screwfix sell them. I'll give it a try tomorrow and let you know how I get on. Thanks for your help! :smiley:
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If that fails, Angle Grinder comes to mind :evil:
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get a blow torch and heat the bolt.
then smack a splined socket over the whole bolt and unscrew. Works well :smiley:
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Drill the head off the bolt, remove the caliper and then tackle the stud that remains, on a bench.
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A Dremel is your friend, great tools for cutting stubborn nuts and bolts of. Less dramatic than an angle grinder and ideal for tight spaces.
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get some irwins they dont mess about
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The irwins did it, took next to no effort, can't believe it! Thanks all for the advice :smiley:
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good aint they :wink: