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Removal of rear disc brake caliper bracket 85
Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 9:28 pm
by rollscanardly51
Anyone know how to remove the rear disc brake caliper braket for a 1985 prelude. It blocks the removal of the disc any thereby access to the bearings. The lower bolt is blocked by the rear wheel arm support.
Re: Removal of rear disc brake caliper bracket 85
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 1:15 am
by spiffyguido
If you can't get an open ended wrench in there, you may have to remove the rear arm to take it off. Have you been trying with a wrench or with a ratchet/socket?
Re: Removal of rear disc brake caliper bracket 85
Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 2:14 pm
by rollscanardly51
I can get an open wrench on it but it will round off the bolt head. I got a flare nut wrench on it but it expanded under the pressure of turning it and rolled on the bolt. It looks complicated to take off the support arm. I have tried "Kroil" penetrating oil and heating the bolt.
Re: Removal of rear disc brake caliper bracket 85
Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 4:19 pm
by spiffyguido
You've already removed the caliper, correct?
From the diagrams I can see, it looks like there is enough room to get a wrench on the bolt as you stated once the caliper is off. Be sure that you are using the correctly sized (metric) wrench. If the bolt is seized, applying heat to it will be the best option. You mentioned you had already applied heat to the bolt. What did you use for heat? Propane?
The rear arm shouldn't be too hard to take off. Usually you just have to unbolt the stabilizer arm, the strut fork, and then remove the arm from the lower end of the hub.