Problem disembling my calipers

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Problem disembling my calipers

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OK I'm having some problems with my brakes and I need to disemble them (to see if I can find the problem). But the two 14mm bolts are reeeaallly hard to take off.<P>Any advice??<P>thanx :)
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Re: Problem disembling my calipers

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two words AIR TOOLS
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Brainless:<BR><STRONG>OK I'm having some problems with my brakes and I need to disemble them (to see if I can find the problem). But the two 14mm bolts are reeeaallly hard to take off.<P>Any advice??<P>thanx :)</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Maybe soak them in WD-40 if you havn't already.
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Re: Problem disembling my calipers

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I just did my brakes (4 wheel disks) last weekend.. and i had sort of the same troubles. It took me like 3 hours to do the brakes when it should have only taken like 1. I did them myself , the only trouble i found was that the bottom "sliders" on each caliper were seized. I didnt have trouble with the bolts though.. remember lefty loosey righty tighty ;)<BR>WD40 might work, but you would want to clean off the bolts completely before you put them back in<BR>lemme know how it goes
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Re: Problem disembling my calipers

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yeah those sliders are a pain I took mine out twice already to clean them but the back ones are so far gone I'm going to buy new ones [Sliders are a Pain]
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