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Offline AudiA8Quattro

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Re: Rear brake carrier removal help - please!
« Reply #10 on: 22 October 2010, 00:10 »
Irwin extractors.
They work no hassle.
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Offline AdamR

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Re: Rear brake carrier removal help - please!
« Reply #11 on: 22 October 2010, 09:00 »
Awesome - thanks for that. Ordered some yesterday (before this 'ordeal' as I had a hunch it might end up like this...) so I'll report back. Thanks everyone!

Offline stokeballoon

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Re: Rear brake carrier removal help - please!
« Reply #12 on: 22 October 2010, 09:44 »
Irwin extractors.
They work no hassle.

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Re: Rear brake carrier removal help - please!
« Reply #13 on: 22 October 2010, 15:31 »
I had this a month or two back and this is what I did.

Ensure you start with the lower bolt first as you risk damaging the ABS sensor.

1. If you have access to a blow torch (i used a pencil blow torch), aim the point of the blue flame into the centre of the bolt (the recessed part where the allen key fits) and keep it there for a minute or two. - This will heat the centre of the bolt up thus breaking the rusty bond between the bolt and hub.
2. Clamp some mole grips (or vice grips) as tight as you can (they really to need to be as tight as you can get them) and attempt to undo the bolt.
3. This may take a few attempts, but trust me, it works.
4. Once you have the first the bolt out, clamp the grips on to the other bolt and use the carrier to undo the bolt (i.e. move the carrier and not the grips)

You may need to replace the bolts, I replaced them with regular hex bolts as at least I can get a better bite with a socket in the future.

Hope this helps.

Offline AdamR

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Re: Rear brake carrier removal help - please!
« Reply #14 on: 22 October 2010, 15:34 »
Thanks a lot for the walkthrough! I'm gonna grab a blowtorch later and try again with the allen key, if that fails then I'll break out the mole grips, and after that the Irwin extractor set... I WILL win  :evil: haha

Yeh, hex bolts seem a better bet especially for the 'lower' bolt (the one away from the ABS sensor)... and plenty of copper grease!

Thanks again,
Adam

Offline LowlifeDubber

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Re: Rear brake carrier removal help - please!
« Reply #15 on: 22 October 2010, 17:49 »
I always use this,works a treat on them and also the cross head screws that hold the front discs in place that are made of cheese.
When you tw*t the end the other end twists and does striaght away.
Never failed me yet.Oldskool tools ftw!
If you want to borrow it just gimme a shout.


Offline AdamR

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Re: Rear brake carrier removal help - please!
« Reply #16 on: 22 October 2010, 21:02 »
That tool is pretty crafty! Thanks very much for the offer but there's no room to use it... plus I battled with a blowtorch and a better allen key socket and I won  :cool: Very satisfying, if a bit of a pain in the arse!

Thanks very much for everybody's help  :smiley:

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Re: Rear brake carrier removal help - please!
« Reply #17 on: 02 October 2012, 13:01 »
Sorry for reviving an old thread, but I'm going to be having this problem soon (I've already tried once and backed off). The likelihood is these bolts are going to ned to be replaced once removed, so what hex type bolt would suit as replacements?

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Re: Rear brake carrier removal help - please!
« Reply #18 on: 02 October 2012, 13:51 »
Stilsons / pipe wrench.   Job done.

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Re: Rear brake carrier removal help - please!
« Reply #19 on: 02 October 2012, 18:02 »
Stilsons / pipe wrench.   Job done.

You'll be lucky unless the rear beam has been removed from the car.