rant/ok, i was tryin to replace my rear rotors and pads on my 93 ex, i took the sliding bolts so the caliper is of,the caliper mount however has twoblts that hold it in place and it has to come of in order for the rotor to come of.as my luck would have it, the bottom bolt was just a bitch to break loose so i ended up rounding it off.On top of that, i cant find my lockin pliers because we just moved and i dont know were half my **** is.so does anyone have another suggestion?/end of rant

 

well this **** always happen to you probably cause you are using shitty or old worn out tools, try this hit the bolt on the head with a hammer get a good socket and try that way if it does not work if it is badly rounded off try the next size smaller socket and hammer it in if it does not work try the old chisel and hammer alternative, vise grips...

 

Get yourself some decent six point sockets and that should help you a little with the rounding. I heard PB Blaster works pretty well when getting things to loosen up a bit.

 

my tools are about a year old, the wrench i was using is a husky, is that reputable?I dont know what i'll do yet ill try to find my vise grips

 

if you do a lot of your own work invest on some snap-on or matco tools

 

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yeah i know, snap on is the ****, we have those at school(vocational auto class) and i never had a problem with them.i was actualy thinkin about investing in better tolls, but i have to much **** goin now.

btw i got the bolt of w vise grips lol

 

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well theres your reason lol. Matco is good i think its a bit cheaper than Snap On. Thats what i use.

 

there r special sockets made by sears that could bite into the rounded bolt to allow removal

 

snap on is tyte, but if u cant afford em, cuz snap on golden **** expensive, i say get sum craftsman, get em at any sears, life time warranty, and about a third of wut snap on wud cost u...but i get a student discount on snap on tools (IN UR FACE!) HAHA

 

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Actually i can get a 60% discount on snap-on,no bull **** either(i am a student to).I just lost the catalog they gave us this year and school is over, so next year i will deffinetly get my hands on snap on.