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RE: Help, with brake hex bolt



*ALWAYS* put those damn brake bolts back in with anti seize compound! :) 

-----Original Message-----
From: Gerry Reichelt [mailto:greichelt@mmcable.com]
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 1999 1:58 PM
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: Help, with brake hex bolt


    Try filing the sides of the bolt down carefully to the next smallest
metric or SAE size and pound a (cheap) or warrantied socket onto it.
    Gerry
----- Original Message -----
From: Chris DeLong <green536@hotmail.com>
To: <e@sbbs.se>; <Mk1gti@onelist.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 1999 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: Help, with brake hex bolt


> Try pounding a cv joint 12pt. allen into the hex. If that doesn't work
then
> pound a 12mm 12pt socket over the outside of the bolt. These tricks
usually
> work for me. HTH
>
>
> >From: "ian" <e@sbbs.se>
> >Reply-To: "ian" <e@sbbs.se>
> >To: <Mk1gti@onelist.com>,<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >Subject: Help, with brake hex bolt
> >Date: Sat, 25 Sep 1999 12:51:31 -0400
> >
> >I stripped one of the hex bolts holding the caliper on, any ideas on how
to
> >get that sucker out. I now have it soaking in liquid wrench until I
figure
> >out what to do
> >Here's another plug for trying to do your own stuff, I had the brakes
done
> >by Avelinos last time, must have been that 1000lb gorilla that tightened
> >all
> >the bolts, because they are not giving when they should.
> >
> >
> >thanx
> >Ian
> >
> >
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>
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