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I dont know if this is right place to put this. I am looking for a good place
in the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek area to take my Camaro. I snapped of a stud
and rounded off a lug nut and might need to have some brake work done.
Thanks
Shawn
Not sure of a good shop. I replaced a stud on my car and its a piece of cake. Just get a new stud from a auto shop. Hammer out the old one with a hammer. Use a lug nut to pull the new one into the axle. Otherwise any brake shop should be able to do it.
I rounded off one of the lug nuts and I am not sure if I am going to be able
to get it off. I am also having trouble bleeding the rear caliper. Does it take awhile to
get fluid to come out of the bleeder on a new caliper?
It shows them in Three Rivers. This is a bit to far. Thanks for the suggestion. I was able to get the nut of by pounding on a smaller socket and I will still have to deal with the broken stud. I am now dealing with a right caliper that is leaking at the banjo bolt. I bought some calipers that had been rebuilt and the right side is leaking. I changed the washers twice and the seller suggested using aluminum washer. The rubber line is original and the car has been sitting for several years so I am not sure if the line could be bad. One thing at a time I guess. Thanks for the help.
Yeah the stud is an easy fix, like someone said, pound out the old, pull the new one though with a lug nut, piece of cake. Snapped off two on my old POS neon last summer.
You can pick up a lugnut splitter from a good auto parts store, that'll get the rounded lug off for you. Discount Tire or Belle Tire or Firestone etc. could split it for you also. Then just do what transampimp said - studs are fairly easy to replace. As far as the brakes, do you have ABS, are you using the correct bleeding procedure for ABS/non-ABS? Also, are you sure the pressure hoses are not gummed up? Are you leaking around the banjo fittings? Did you replace the little copper crush gaskets around the banjo fittings? Are the calipers on the correct sides (bleeders in the same place as the old calipers)? You can pick up a brake bleeding/vaccum test kit for about $20 and that'll make it way easier to bleed the brakes thoroughly yourself. Hope that helped...
Click on the "see databases from home" text in the upper center of the page. When it takes you to the new page, scroll down slightly until you see "ChiltonLibrary.com" - click on that link. Now simply enter your Michigan Drivers Liscense number and you can access the entire Chilton online database for FREE. This should supply you with troubleshooting and specific instructions for your car. Good luck!
Yes unfortunetly I did run the master cylinder dry. When I was bleeding the calipers I wasnt paying attentiont to the fluid level. I cant get my rotor off so I am not sure how I am going to replace the stud. I am fighting that leaking caliper in the rear so my focus has changed right now. It is leaking right at the bolt and I have replaced the washers already. It slowly seeps out when the brakes are applied. I am hoping it is the hose instead of a warped surface on the caliper. Thanks for the link. I never new that was there. Thanks
I had to get new calipers for the rear... expensive. Replacing the hoses isn't a bad idea anyway. Moisture that builds in brake fluid causes the inside of the rubber lines to deteriorate and gum up. Good luck man, sound like your tracking it down.
I think I might have the leak fixed. I took the caliper off and made sure the surface where the line connect and the line itself were flat. I found one of the old washers and it was aluminum. The seller of the calipers told me these were better than the copper ones. I used the old washer and after a few pumps and finshing the bleed no leak so far. I havent been able to get the car started to really apply pressure and drive it around but hopefully Thursday.
I still need to replace all the lines but that will be for another day.
Thanks
Never used aluminum ones before. I wonder if what that guy said is true? I've always used copper and I have never had a leak from the banjo... the way I figure it, if it ain't broke - don't fix it.
Well I now have it on the road. If you see a red 89 Iroc with 92 Z wheels in the Battle Creek area it will be me. I still have a broken stud in the rear that needs to be dealt with. I ended up having to change the ECM because of a random no start but hopefully things will be smoother.
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