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Stripped Caliper Bolt, need help

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myeagleneedmods

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Oct 13, 2005
Wausau, Wisconsin
I'm replacing my rear rotors on my car and the drivers side uninstall/install went fine, no problems, but when I went to go do the rear passenger side, I got one of the caliper bolts off, but the other one refused to come off. I hit it with PB Blaster, used a breaker bar, impact wrench, and nothing moved it. It ended up stripping the bolt head. So my 2 questions are: How can I get it off, and where can I get a new bolt?
 
Cut the head of the bolt off. Using a die grinder, cutoff wheel, or a hacksaw. This will allow the bracket to be removed from the car. Then put the bracket in a vise and heat up the bracket where the bolt goes in. Remove the bolt with a vise grips and replace it with one from the dealer, junkyard, or a buddy.
 
Try heating it with a torch and either use some vise grips or they have special sockets at the parts store to remove stripped bolts and they should also have a new bolt
 
I tried the vise grips, that didnt help any. Currently trying to locate a friend who has a torch I can borrow and give that a try.
 
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