wheel cylinder - Suspension and Brake Forum

Forum Post / Reply
You must log in before you can post or reply to messages.
wheel cylinder
Friday, December 30, 2005 4:51 PM
seemed like a such a simple thing to replace. i took off the shoes and springs, .....
so i take if the two bolts holding it on. i remove the brake line. it doesnt move, rusted in. so after some love taps and 1/4 can of wd-40 it comes out of the opening. one problem. the hub assembly is too close to let me slide out the cylinder. well teh bolts for the hub are jsut slightly bigger than a torx t45(you know, the biggest size any standard tool set comes with) so then i remove the top two nuts from the back. perfect, except i cant get to the bottom two cause of the abs module. anybody have any advice on how to get the bottom two bolts out. cause its nto like i can run to the store for parts while my car's up on a jack




Re: wheel cylinder
Friday, December 30, 2005 8:54 PM
Find a screwdriver that's just the right size to fit in two opposite points of the star. Just make sure it's good and tight or you'll strip it.



Re: wheel cylinder
Friday, December 30, 2005 9:01 PM
i jsut went out and got the right bit but its so rusted in i cant break it free



Re: wheel cylinder
Sunday, January 01, 2006 8:36 AM
Liquid Wrench, let it soak for a while. Then heat it up with a torch. It will come off pretty easily after that.



Re: wheel cylinder
Sunday, January 01, 2006 11:26 AM
Torx 50, and an impact wrench. Or a breaker bar with a long pipe on the end of it.





Re: wheel cylinder
Sunday, January 01, 2006 12:49 PM
Lenko, John Lenko wrote:Torx 50

that would have helped before i had to go get the bit but o well
Lenko, John Lenko wrote:an impact wrench

trust me, i wish our airtools where here. My stepdad took them to the shop and hasnt brought them back yet



Forum Post / Reply
You must log in before you can post or reply to messages.

 

Start New Topic Advanced Search