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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 10:15 PM
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My friend changed the rear rotors and pads on my 96 accord around May of 2010. The ABS light is on in my car (don't know why) and the day after he did the brake job, while I was driving on the highway, I heard what sounded to me like the wheel was loose. So immediatly I got home and checked it out, and found out that he stripped (rounded out) one of the bolts that held the rotor in place. I attempted to remove the brake caliper and then also found out that the top caliper bolt had broken in half, so now the other half of the bolt is stuck in the threads. How do I go about removing that piece of the bolt ? 'Cause everytime I hit a pothole, I can hear the wheel "wobble" and it's driving me insane (not to mention the safety issues that are involved with this situation) , and i can't remove the caliper. So when i need to change the pads again, I won't be able to remove the caliper due to that broken bolt that is stuck in the caliper. HELP PLEASE !
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Old Nov 7, 2010 | 08:16 AM
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tow that thing to a real mechanic and be thankful that your halfassed brake job didn't kill you or someone else.
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 07:02 AM
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an don't forget to have your "friend" pay for it.
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