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Rear brake pads frustration - any ideas on how to loosen all the Loctite??

J

jma57

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Am I ever frustrated... the amount of Loctite and Florida salty air corrosion made the removal of the bolt that holds the pads impossible.
I stopped before I rounded it off, what a pain. BRP seems to be obsessed with Loctite everywhere in large amounts, I'll try another day.
Sorry about the rant... open to suggestions, right now I'm waiting to see if PB Blaster will help... arrgghhh!! :banghead:
 
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jma57 said:
Am I ever frustrated...the amount of Loctite and Florida salty air corrosion made the removal of the bolt that holds the pads impossible.
I stopped before I rounded it off, what a pain. BRP seems to be obsessed with Loctite everywhere in large amounts, I'll try another day.
Sorry about the rant...open to suggestions, right now I'm waiting to see if PB Blaster will help..arrgghhh!:banghead:
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Just asking, you did remember to remove the holding push clip from the bolt prior to tiring to remove it, correct???

Al in Kazoo
 
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IGETAROUND said:
Just asking, you did remember to remove the holding push clip from the bolt prior to tiring to remove it, correct???

Al in Kazoo
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Yes Sir, I did. The caliper's bolts were just as bad but I could get much better leverage and torque to get them out. Tomorrow I'm going to try removing that bolt with the caliper still on the trike, in hindsight that's what I should have done...live and learn.
 
jma57 said:
Am I ever frustrated... the amount of Loctite and Florida salty air corrosion made the removal of the bolt that holds the pads impossible.
I stopped before I rounded it off, what a pain. BRP seems to be obsessed with Loctite everywhere in large amounts, I'll try another day.
Sorry about the rant... open to suggestions, right now I'm waiting to see if PB Blaster will help... arrgghhh!! :banghead:
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I'd be very very careful about spraying anything EXCEPT Brake cleaner near the Pads or Rotors .... Try heating the bolts with a Soldering Iron .... also after getting the tool onto the bolt give it a few sharp raps with a hammer ... this works really well on OIL plugs .... good luck ....Mike :thumbup:
 
Yep I have a little bernzomatic torch like lamonster has in this video, it was only about $20 at lowes and came with a solder tip so I don't have to plug in to solder anymore unless I have something delicate.

It has a nice small little flame and keeps the heat right where you need it on the bolt. Only takes about 15-20 seconds to loosen anything up.

 
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Thank you all for your help!
I was away for a few days, so today I tried it again: A few sharp raps per Mike's suggestion, kind of hard because of limited space, then I tightened the bolt as far as I had loosened it before, a couple more raps and the little bugger finally came out.
If that didn't work, I had the torch ready....
The fronts were so much easier with much better access to those bolts.
 
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