pacuda59
pacuda59
I'm removing all of the old brake hardware from the 8 1/4 I picked up and while trying to remove one of the bolts from the wheel cylinder I stripped the ridges off the bolt head. Any suggestions on how to remove it?
Not sure grinding would work, it's a threaded bolt.
If you grind off the head of the bolt, there is nothing holding the cylinder on. The threaded portion will still be stuck in the cylinder that you are gonna toss anyway.Not sure grinding would work, it's a threaded bolt.
Or as in the case of a brake job I just did on a 67 Malibu, I used a chisel and hammer and was able to hit the bolt in the direction of loosening the bolt and they spun right out. had to do this on all four front wheel cylinder bolts.
no sense messing around trying to get a bolt out on a wheel cylinder your not using; and if your rebuilding it your own your crazy, you can buy them cheaper
a lot if not most of "new" wheel cylinders nowadays at autozone, etc. are offshore knockoffs. asian, not north american. i try to use kits if at all available when doing rear brakes. have found old delco moraine cylinders in the yards that i have sold for $50 a pair to resto types.