What is the socket needed to remove calipers?
09-05-2008, 12:32 PM
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What is the socket needed to remove calipers? I need to do my brakes, which I've never done on this car and I do not have the hex socket to get them off. How stupid is this?!
What size do I need?
What size do I need?
09-05-2008, 01:22 PM
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just go to the parts store and pick up a lil packet of the hex sockets...I did mine this past weekend but cant think of what size it was...5/16 is ringing a belle for some reason..not sure right off though..these brakes are straight forward and are not a hassle
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09-05-2008, 08:22 PM
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The torx works fool -_- It's technically a GM 3/8" Hex socket though, but the torx works as long as you're gentle.
Wrong tool for the right job, I always say! I interchange torx and alan bits when I'm taking apart electronics
They're not bolted into steel though, but, meh.
BTW Phire, I rarely EVER see you offer any help, just criticism heh
Wrong tool for the right job, I always say! I interchange torx and alan bits when I'm taking apart electronics
They're not bolted into steel though, but, meh.BTW Phire, I rarely EVER see you offer any help, just criticism heh
09-05-2008, 08:51 PM
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Formula some on here need some constructive criticism. Using the wrong tool for jobs, posting questions with no attempt to use the search feature, utter laziness.
A torx and a hex are two different tools, even if it works, you are preaching poor work ethics, and giving out faulty information which one day will cause a member to damage their car, or replace components that otherwise would not need replacement.
Lswho? I'm not criticizing your question, nor am I offering an answer because I have none. But regardless, Brakes are a component of a car you want to work on correctly, using the proper tools, and methods of construction and deconstruction.
Brakes are the difference between a close call, and disaster.
Some members fail to research or even think, they just post like madmen with absolutely no regard for anyone. Cars with ample power such as the ones featured on this site can be dangerous, and almost all of us use them to the meniscus of the car's ability.
In conclusion (Formula350 here's the part where I finalize and submit great advice)
Use the right tool for the job, especially on critical parts of the car. You can't always rely on chewing gum, paper clips, duct tape, or Formula350's voodoo all the time.
Good Luck
A torx and a hex are two different tools, even if it works, you are preaching poor work ethics, and giving out faulty information which one day will cause a member to damage their car, or replace components that otherwise would not need replacement.
Lswho? I'm not criticizing your question, nor am I offering an answer because I have none. But regardless, Brakes are a component of a car you want to work on correctly, using the proper tools, and methods of construction and deconstruction.
Brakes are the difference between a close call, and disaster.
Some members fail to research or even think, they just post like madmen with absolutely no regard for anyone. Cars with ample power such as the ones featured on this site can be dangerous, and almost all of us use them to the meniscus of the car's ability.
In conclusion (Formula350 here's the part where I finalize and submit great advice)
Use the right tool for the job, especially on critical parts of the car. You can't always rely on chewing gum, paper clips, duct tape, or Formula350's voodoo all the time.
Good Luck
09-05-2008, 10:09 PM
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If anyone takes my "wrong tool for the right job" line seriously, I guess they kind of deserve removal from the gene pool
And if stripping out the bolt, or braking a tool, results in brake failure, then it is component failure. If you strip it out, you get a new bolt, if you brake a tool, you replace it. Neither result in brakes failing.
More and more you sound like the 2 (same) people who got banned for just being a troll who doesn't help anyone.
If you want honesty: I thought these were the ones that were torx bolts, only did a quick google after your post lead me to find out it's alan/hex.
And if stripping out the bolt, or braking a tool, results in brake failure, then it is component failure. If you strip it out, you get a new bolt, if you brake a tool, you replace it. Neither result in brakes failing.
More and more you sound like the 2 (same) people who got banned for just being a troll who doesn't help anyone.
If you want honesty: I thought these were the ones that were torx bolts, only did a quick google after your post lead me to find out it's alan/hex.
09-06-2008, 12:38 PM
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Lswho? I'm not criticizing your question, nor am I offering an answer because I have none. But regardless, Brakes are a component of a car you want to work on correctly, using the proper tools, and methods of construction and deconstruction.
Brakes are the difference between a close call, and disaster.
Brakes are the difference between a close call, and disaster.
