Wtf....frustrated....help!!!

[notright]

You can try a heat gun, like what you might use on shrink sleves. Point it at the housing where the bolt threads in. Just get it hot to the touch. It dosent take a lot to get aluminum to expand just a little. while it's still hot try to turn it. Keep in mind I an talking heat gun looks like a hair dryer NOT any kind of torch.

 

[GSX1300R-T]

I would use a little anti-seize on the bolt threads. Aluminum and stainless tend to seize when heated. The brakes transmit more heat through the bracket than one might think!! Be sure to torque them to the correct specs!!

 

[Kaptain Kanji]

Don't forget to replace the bolts after roaching the heads.!! Check with your local
"Ace hardware", they may have them.

 

[fireforeffect]

I have a hard time understanding why it is that some folks insist on working on their bikes without the proper tools (i.e. torque wrench) or referring to the shop manual.

1st time I went to change the brake pads on my Gixxer, had the same problem. No one had ever taken the bolts off before, they were stuck fast because of what GSX1300R-T mentions below. Went thru the same steps as people advocate here before I got them to break loose. I've had the same experience w/ other bolts on the bike from front to back, in other places it tends to be from the way in which the factory torques stuff before sending the bike out the door.

I would use a little anti-seize on the bolt threads. Aluminum and stainless tend to seize when heated. The brakes transmit more heat through the bracket than one might think!! Be sure to torque them to the correct specs!!

Steel bolts into aluminum threads tend to sieze up at some point. I've put all new stainless on the Gixxer in many places, have used anti-sieze on all of the bolts before torqueing them down to correct spec.

 

[busa dave]

I would like to know why everyone keeps removing the calipers to replace the brake pads? It's not necessary.

 

[rusheriv]

I would like to know why everyone keeps removing the calipers to replace the brake pads? It's not necessary.

True, not necessary for pad replacement.

Maybe they're cleaning the caliper pistons? ??? Or maybe they just don't know better.

 

[bisquit61]

I was removing the front wheel to replace the bearings

 

[bobber]

I know when I had to break the rear dogbones loose to put a lowering kit on,,I thought that they had had a bead of weld put on them and when the bolts finally broke loose,it sounded like a gun going off,,,,man,,those japanese are stronger than i thought,,and Im 6ft at 190lb

 

[busa dave]

I was removing the front wheel to replace the bearings

No need to remove calipers for that service.

 

[mestona]

Heat the bolts with a torch lighter (like used on cigars) and drip candle wax on it. It will come apart, trust me. I learned it from a 1960's Hot Rod Magazine and it really works.

 

[071300r]

Heat the bolts with a torch lighter (like used on cigars) and drip candle wax on it. It will come apart, trust me. I learned it from a 1960's Hot Rod Magazine and it really works.

really, I got to try that.