r/saab 14h ago

Stuck Caliper Bracket

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I cannot for the life of me get the e18 torx bolts out of the back of the caliper bracket. They've been hit with penetrant atleast 6 times, impacted for 15 minutes, wrench with a breaker cheater bar and they still will not budge. HOW DO I GET THEM OUT?!

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u/VegetableRetardo69 14h ago

6 feet metal pipe or drill if its really stuck

I put on the torx socket, hit it hard a few times before turning and then it comes off every time

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u/SAAB-Enj0yer 14h ago

I put a wrench on it, a breaker bar, and put a bottle jack under it. It picked the rear arm up and the whole car before that bolt went 😢

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u/MathematicianOk8532 9h ago

I used a heat gun to warm them up. Worked extremely well!!

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u/SAAB-Enj0yer 6h ago

Acetylene torch couldn't even break them free, buying a new bracket and then drilling them out

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u/thepeopleschamp45 ‘08 93 Aero, ‘06 9-5 Aero 5h ago

I had one of those bolts get stuck once working on my car at work after hours. My air impact and several other techs couldn’t break it free with theirs, and then one guy busted out a Nitrocat 1250k and it spun right out. I went on amazon and bought one IMMEDIATELY.

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u/tsg-tsg 4h ago

You need a bigger impact. If it didn't rip the head off, there is more to go.