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Old June 27th 06, 03:25 AM posted to rec.autos.tech
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Default brake inlet hose bolt


> wrote in message
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> the head of the bolt is stripped, and stripped badly too..
> Anyways I will use vise grip to see if any luck...
> If not, then I gotta take out the hose too....
>
>
> Thanks,
> J
>
> > is the bolt stripped? or the *head* of the bolt? if the former, I
> > don't see why it won't just pull out. If the latter, someone has
> > already posted that vice grips are the answer.
> >
> > good luck
> >
> > nate

>


Replacing a caliper and brake line due to a stripped banjo bolt head seems a
bit like overkill. You'll probably wind up stripping the fitting on the
brake line too. Then what, replace the whole line back to the master
cylinder? There must be a dozen things you could do to get that bolt out.
Take off the caliper and get it into a position where you could cut off the
bolt head with a hack saw or cut off wheel on a dremmel tool, drill it out,
us vise grips, use a smaller socket and beat it on etc.. If getting out a
stripped bolt is beyond your capabilities, then you might want to consider
letting a mechanic do the job. It could be cheaper in the long run.
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Old June 27th 06, 11:32 PM posted to rec.autos.tech
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Default brake inlet hose bolt

No you don't, take your angle grinder and zing the head off the banjo
bolt. You already have a new caliper, right? just stop once you see
copper so you don't end up having to replace the hose. If the fitting
on the hose gets nicked where the copper washer sits you will have to
replace the hose.

good luck,

nate

wrote:
> the head of the bolt is stripped, and stripped badly too..
> Anyways I will use vise grip to see if any luck...
> If not, then I gotta take out the hose too....
>
>
> Thanks,
> J
>
> > is the bolt stripped? or the *head* of the bolt? if the former, I
> > don't see why it won't just pull out. If the latter, someone has
> > already posted that vice grips are the answer.
> >
> > good luck
> >
> > nate


 




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