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Old 04-16-2011, 01:44 PM
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the socket heads on my buddys xj are stripped so we cant get his brake pads off then I checked mine out and they are the same so I assume someone else ran into this problem where should we start on trying to remove them?
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theres a coupla ways to do it- get "bolt out", or drill it out....
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89 would have the metric allen head bolts correct? Try a vicegrip to remove them. I think i have some of them lying around if your local..
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Originally Posted by OverlandXJ
89 would have the metric allen head bolts correct? Try a vicegrip to remove them. I think i have some of them lying around if your local..
yeah they are the allen head bolts, and I haven't come across a pair that are not stripped, I will try out the vise grips thanks
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