Rear callipers

[jojackson4]

Go on then how do you get the top hanger bolt out
8 mm cap head ?
No room to get key on the thing
3/8ths drive no go not strate

[Quinny]

Cut an Allen key down

[Mr Supercharged]

If its a decent allen key you might want to use a grinder to cut it down with. Otherwise you may blunt your saw!

[Mr Supercharged]

If its a decent allen key you might want to use a grinder to cut it down with. Otherwise you may blunt your saw!

[jojackson4]

Thanks gents
I thought they may have been a cunning trick
Impact bit it is

[quattrophenia]

Mole grips are your friend!

[Bassfiend229hp]

quattrophenia said:

Mole grips are your friend!

Are mole grips anyone's friend?

[jojackson4]

quattrophenia said:

Mole grips are your friend!

I don't think the moleys will be up to it
There a bit tite with lock tite

[Alexc1984]

You might get a nut splitter on there. That's what I resorted to.

[Bassfiend229hp]

Quinny said:

Cut an Allen key down

Aren't they a bolt rather than an Allen key? I'm sure that I just used a spanner and the "thump it hard enough to really hurt the heel of your hand" method to get the carriers off when I did my discs...

[jojackson4]

Some nice man has bined the cap heads on yours
I will be doing the same

[phazed]

They are cap heads as standard although my old chim has bolts.

I serviced my callipers the other evening and noticed the cap heads but just removed the centre section to clean and grease the sliders.

[gmw9666]

these have come to my rescue many times = http://www.screwfix.com/p/irwin-bolt-grip-nut-remo...

[Sardonicus]

gmw9666 said:

these have come to my rescue many times = http://www.screwfix.com/p/irwin-bolt-grip-nut-remo...

Ironically then make good quality vice/Mole grips too

[roseytvr]

Why the talk of grips? A cut down Allen key and ring spanner should do the trick unless you have chewed up the cap?

[phillpot]

roseytvr said:

Why the talk of grips? A cut down Allen key and ring spanner should do the trick unless you have chewed up the cap?

Maybe not everyone has the facilities to cut a hardened Allen key?

[A900ss]

This with a ring spanner instead of the socket adaptor?


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/130686952461?lpid=8...

I had a bit of a problem getting to the carrier bolts on the front callipers and bits like these sorted it fine (but I think I had to use a long bit rather than a short bit)

Edited by A900ss on Thursday 5th December 21:12

[Richard 858]

I found inserting the "long" end of the allen key into the cap head from the other side of the hub carrier just cleared the hub carrier, then use a ring spanner as leverage on the "short" end to crack the screw/bolt.

[jojackson4]

Thanks gents for the tips
It's gone Pete tong
Got an old impact bit as the key in the cap head lovely fit
Adjustable spaner on the bit
Applied some gentle force and the bit snaped
So the hub is off and it the slitting disc tomorrow

[quattrophenia]

Bassfiend229hp said:

Are mole grips anyone's friend?

OK, mole grips and a 2 foot extension bar then.
Give me a point to stand and I'll move the earth as they say.