Hello all... I'm doing the front brakes on my CL and encountered a stubborn lower caliper bolt when I went to do the passenger side... any suggestions on how to get this off? I can feel the ratchet start to slip so I don't think brute force will work all too well without stripping it any further... one of my friends recommended this PB stuff to try to get it unseized. Any other ideas w/o bringing it into mechanic?

Thanks in advance...

 

If the ratchet is slipping you're stripping the bolt, take it to a shop, or try a smaller socket

 

this is going to sound ridiculous.. but goo gone or diet coke sometimes works to free up stubborn bolts. let it sit for about 15 minutes, then go at it again

 

a lot of wb40. soak it over and over. tapp it with a hammer every time. make sure you use the right size socket. applying a little heat wont hurt. the rubber boots can be bought new at a local auto parts store. when reapplying bolt make sure you use a lot of grease.

 

Or penatrating lube

 

Stuff like that makes me wish I had replacement bolts ready anytime you take anything apart. The shop I had my work done in had a huge chest with just about every bolt size I was like /moan

 

I almost always replace bolts/screws with new ones from honda when I work on my car, plus I have a nice pack of metric "import" bolts and washers just in case

 

Good call on that...

 

Ya, but buying specific bolts from honda is sooooo expensive...

 

It is, but I buy them for cost from a honda wholeseller, just about every bolt in my engine bay, and every screw for my interior pieces has been replaced

 

you can get all of them on ebay for cheap..