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1. Gave up trying to remove calipers (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2003 22:05:10 -0000; I changed the brake pads on my 'B today. I was planning to change the rotor also, but I couldn't get the calipers off. The bolts that hold it to the hub just wouldn't budge. (The longer I worked on t; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00197.html (8,770 bytes)
2. Re: Gave up trying to remove calipers (score: 1): Author: JAMES SCHULTE <schultejim@prodigy.net>; Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2003 20:31:24 -0700 (PDT); I used a good fitting socket, a long bar and a BMFH (mini sledge hammer)then soaked the area with PB Blaster and started swinging. Jim "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com> wrote: I changed the brake pad; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00198.html (9,033 bytes)
3. Re: Gave up trying to remove calipers (score: 1): Author: Bullwinkle <yd3@nvc.net>; Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 00:00:55 -0500; I started with the proper size wrench, but all it did was strip the hex. <<<Snip>>> Did you use a flare nut wrench? <<<Snip>>> This has probably been beaten to death all ready, but is DOT4 brake flu; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00200.html (8,495 bytes)
4. Re: Gave up trying to remove calipers (score: 1): Author: Bullwinkle <yd3@nvc.net>; Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 00:03:08 -0500; <<<snip>>> I used a good fitting socket, a long bar and a BMFH (mini sledge hammer)then soaked the area with PB Blaster and started swinging. <<<snip>>> Use a six point instead of a twelve. Also try; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00201.html (7,926 bytes)
5. Re: Gave up trying to remove calipers (score: 1): Author: Ajhsys@aol.com; Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 11:31:36 EDT; You probably forgot to bend down the tab on the locking tab. They used them instead of lock washers. Clean the bolt head well with brakleen or carb cleaner and take a close look. Bend the tabs down a; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00207.html (9,446 bytes)
6. Re: Gave up trying to remove calipers (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 00:33:18 -0000; I've never heard of a flare nut wrench. What is a flare nut? Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s) Email - bobmgtd@insightbb.com 52 MGTD - NEMGTR #11470 71 MGB - NAMGBR #7-3336 You should use a flare; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00245.html (8,135 bytes)
7. Re: Gave up trying to remove calipers (score: 1): Author: Stephen West-Fisher <steve@coastaldatasystems.com>; Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 08:48:30 -0400; Imagine a box end wrench with a slot cut out so it can be placed around a brake line. That is a flare nut wrench. The nut on the brake line is called a flare nut. You can pick them up at about any pl; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00251.html (8,135 bytes)
8. RE: Gave up trying to remove calipers (score: 1): Author: "mghirsch" <mghirsch@netzero.net>; Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 09:08:20 -0500; A flare nut wrench is like a box wrench but with a slot cut out so you can fit it over a hose. It is basically a 6 point wrench. Maynard /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00256.html (7,753 bytes)
9. Re: Gave up trying to remove calipers (score: 1): Author: Ajhsys@aol.com; Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 11:26:25 EDT; - - - - - - - - - - It is an open end wrench that contacts 5 sides of the nut or bolt, rather than 4 sides. Allen Hefner Phila. Region SCCA Rally Steward '77 MG Midget (#51 FSP) '75 MG Midget (The Pr; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00258.html (8,060 bytes)
10. Re: Gave up trying to remove calipers (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 11:41:59 -0700; It's the kind of fitting used on the end of "flared" tubing, like brake lines. These fittings are often brass, so it's important that the wrench fit particularly well to avoid rounding them. A flare; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00274.html (9,066 bytes)
11. Re: Gave up trying to remove calipers (score: 1): Author: "Eugene Balinski" <eugeneb@nni.com>; Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 16:13:46 -0400; Sears (Craftsman) has a nice set as does SK, MATCO, etc. I received a Craftsman set for Christmas just for brake work. Gene Balinski 80 B -- Web mail provided by NuNet, Inc. The Premier National pro; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00276.html (8,238 bytes)

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