Re: brake caliper allen bolt

[thescirocco@juno.com]

On Mon, 20 Aug 2001 21:19:52 EDT PremoRocco85@aol.com writes:
> Its an 85 with the 6mm and sleeve.  The sleeve was missing so I did 
> a GettoFab Fix that would make any real mechanic flinch.  I took some 
> rubber sleeve pieces and shoved em in there and silicone the ends. 
I'll 
> probably just drill the head off, take the caliper off, and use a pair
of 
> vice grips to get the remains of the bolt off.  But I was wondering if
any had 
> any better Ideas.
> 
> Thanks for the bandwidth
> Premo (DST)
> 85 8V
> DSTracing.4t.com

I guess you weren't really "out of ideas of how to get the damn thing
off"... ;^)

When I did the brakes on Oddball for the first time, I was able to hammer
my 8mm triple square CV joint tool into the 6mm head, and the stripped
caliper pin unbolted easily.

Instead of your "GettoFab Fix", you might want to try a set or two, of
the earlier, heavier, 7mm caliper pins...

HTH!

Peter - http://thescirocco.com -Techtonics, Autotech Quaife USA, &
Peloquin Discount Dealer -  Bear, DE                                     
                                                                       
'79 Scirocco 16V "Retro"    
'83 GTI "Caged Rabbit"
'84.5 Scirocco "Oddball"
'84 GTI 
SciRollers: '79 White Champagne Edition, '84 Black, '88 Red

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