americrack

I recently bought a 92' Honda Civic EX. It is not great but it's my project car. And when I got it towed the front wheels weren't moving. It just dragged. When I brought it home, I took off the wheels and realized that the rotors, calipers and break pads were all rusted. How can I get the calipers loose to I can take out the rotors?

I will post pictures when I can.

Murk 'EM

with a hammer

UserX826

haha. tried and true.

Soak it in PBblaster?

americrack

I tired that. It still wont budge. Is there a solvent of some sort that could loosen it. I sprayed WD-40 around it. Maybe I'm not using a big enough hammer or not enough power? Got any other ideas if this doesn't work?

heritage36

I would probably remove the lower caliper bolt and use a long flat head or short pry bar and pry under the bottom end of the caliper along the bracket the pads sit in, thats what I usually do. Might take a little elbow grease but should eventually come off.

Murk 'EM

use a bunch of pb blaster and a big hammer or a tourch

americrack

Thanks. I'll try the PB Blaster, Hammer and the prying with a flathead. I'll update as soon as I can.

tazeat

Take the hole assembly off and replace it. Good working brakes are essential.

To get the caliper/pads off the rotor, **** do what you gotta do, hammer, torch, sawzall whatever. I'd say the bigger hammer the better lol. Rust, corrosion and seized bolts are a bitch .

americrack

Hahaha I will try EVERYTHING. And yes they are a bitch. Me and idiot self almost stripped the rotor screw trying to get it off.

americrack

Rusted!

RagnarX

Holy crap how long was that car sitting for? Looks pretty seized to me.

Hanmin

spray brake cleaner, and pour some brake fluid on it if you have any extra. or do this

http://www.fordmuscle.com/forums/oth...ctrolysis.html

americrack

Yea. It is seized and the car was sitting long.

sde780

Heat it up and slam it with a hammer

dmotoguy

holy ****, was it sitting at the bottom of a lake?
I'd go to autozone and get new everything...

UserX826

It looks like a horror movie where the bad guy takes his mask off. There's his skin

americrack

RE: PB BLASTER

How does it really work? Does it remove the rust? If so, how long should I leave it soaking?

PS. Sorry about the noob questions.

thumper64

I had this problem on a car. Compress the caliper like you're going to take it off to do brakes. Use a hammer and punch, chistle, etc to knock the pad off the rotor. Spray PB Blaster on the bolts and let it sit before doing a brake job.

thumper64

PB Blaster has some sort of "penetrating catalyst", or that's what the bottle says. I don't know how it works, but whatever makes it smell bad must help.

Let it sit for an hour, or heck, overnight is better.

mistajdm

keep us posted!

americrack

Thanks. I'll get some, try it and I'll keep you guys posted. Stay tuned!