Mach 1 brake upgrade hiccup

[travis_hsks]

Anyone else have problems removing the bolts that hold the caliper bracket?

I can not get any of the 4 to budge with my ratchet and dead-blow hammer, nor with my impact on my measly 1 gal tank.

I've heated the metal around them with a small hand-held torch (candle-lighter size) to no avail. I've got about 3 hrs into removing a bolt that won't come out.

Did anyone else require air tools?

 

[urban96]

3ft breaker bar

 

[Blinkstang]

3ft breaker bar

Werd... Come off like butter with a nice long breaker.

 

[travis_hsks]

Pics

3ft breaker bar

Sweet. Thank you. Didn't have a breaker bar, but used my long torque wrench.

Both sides installed and bled then took around 3 1/2 hrs. I had spent 3 hrs on one bolt last night.

Before and after pics:

 

[SilverBullet00]

Sweet. Thank you. Didn't have a breaker bar, but used my long torque wrench.

Both sides installed and bled then took around 3 1/2 hrs. I had spent 3 hrs on one bolt last night.

Before and after pics:

Careful bro, your torque wrench is a precision tool and its not meant to be used as a breaker bar. You can pick up a breaker bar at autozone for 11.99. Glad you got it figured out though!

 

[the98stang]

Sweet. Thank you. Didn't have a breaker bar, but used my long torque wrench.

Both sides installed and bled then took around 3 1/2 hrs. I had spent 3 hrs on one bolt last night.

Before and after pics:

HOLY ROTORS BATMAN!

 

[LI98GTStang]

soaking the bolts and a breaker bar are your friends. Nice job with the install and the difference in size in quite amazing. Next year for me (I hope).

 

[the98stang]

PB BLASTER =

 

[DuRsT]

Now that you have finished the install, please describe the difference it has made for you.

 

[03ghoststang]

Now that you have finished the install, please describe the difference it has made for you.

big difference on the braking i did mine a week ago and the car has teh stopping power now.... these brakes should come standard on the GT and up model

 

[Tim2002GT]

Wow, that looks kicka$$! I guess I didn't realize how much bigger they would look on the car! That is definately on my mod list now.

 

[03ghoststang]

here is a pic of mine