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Caliper Bolt Emergency-- First time job... PLEASE ADVISE 200 1993

Shoot.

I've started on my first brake job, and I got the bottom caliper bolt off with little trouble, but the top one sheared off almost immediately. It began to come out and then, pop, I thought the socket had jumped off the head, but no...

I've got the rotor off (came off fairly easily; seems whoever had worked on it last didn't replace both of the small bolts that lock down the rotor!) and it's hanging by a wire now... What should my next step be?

I've looked in the archives and it's pretty grim. No Easy Out, I guess?

This is our only car and my first brake job. I can get my bike down to an AutoZone or NAPA, but I'd like some guidance. I have an electric drill, so I could try the reverse bit, if that's what everyone thinks I ought to do. Please do advise, if you have an opinion. Or, if you're in the Providence, RI area, come on over! There's as many cold 'Gansetts as you can drink if you can help me with this one.

Thanks in advance.

cg

EDITED TO ADD:
I should say that, after a bit more research, a reverse drill bit or something similar seems like the way to go. I assume I should go after it from the side I was working on, but since the back side is showing, is there a way I can attack it there?






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New Caliper Bolt Emergency-- First time job... PLEASE ADVISE [200][1993]
posted by  cgreene  on Sat Jul 19 03:54 CST 2008 >


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