New brakes installed unsuccessful :(

[ChrisJB]

I tried but I lost the battle. This by far was the hardest brake job i have ever encountered. Basically the caliper bridge bolts and 2 of the 4 screws that hold the rotors in place refused to come loose. The bolts must have been welded on because I went out and bought a air impact gun and even it wouldn't get these bolts loose and I shot about a gallon of penetrating lube on them as well. I hurt lol :(

[PCRover]

You have to use an impact driver to get the Rotor screws out, they are available at most tool stores, auto stores, and sears etc.

Try a breaker bar on the caliper bolts. They should NEVER be that tight.

[ChrisJB]

I tried the breaker bar with no luck before I went to the store and bought the impact driver. I even stood on the bar and I am not a lite person and still cant budge them loose.

[PCRover]

Dumb question I know, don't be offended but you are turning it counterclockwise, right? I see people trying the wrong direction on bolts a lot actually.

Many times I have used my floor jack handle on a breaker bar to pop things loose. Try that or a 6' pipe on the breaker bar if you can.

[ChrisJB]

Yeah i thought maybe I was tightning them vs loosening them, I just remembered the old adage righty tighty lefty loosey. I was able to get all the bolts and screws off one brake so I made sure I was turning them the right way on the others.

[PCRover]

You need get serious now...Get a torch, heat usually does the trick...

[ChrisJB]

which is what most of the suggestions i found in google said and I think i am over me head when it comes to applying heat which is why i'll let someone else do it lol I dont want to break my vehicle because I was being cheap :)

[PCRover]

It is easy, get a propane torch and heat up the area around the threads of the bolt! Don't give up!

[ChrisJB]

how much heat?

[PCRover]

Enough to thermally exercise it so it will loosen it's bond. It is steel, so it won't get damaged by a torch, but not to much heat to melt anything rubber nearby.

[ChrisJB]

So tried it and I ended up stripping the bolt head. I may not have givin it enough heat, but now i got a stripped bolt to worry about lol

[PCRover]

Dang...That is one tough sucker. I don't remember enough about the caliper to suggest what to do next...

[ChrisJB]

and of course if I happen to have gotten just this one loose. I would still have 5 more to go plus 2 stubborn rotor screws. lol The 2 bolts that held the caliper to the caliper bridge came off easy but the others not so much. This would have been the first brake service for my vehicle so I have no idea why these bolts would be so tight from the factory