Sheared bolt

[Matt21385 0]

Hi guys, I was changing my front disks and pads on my corrado and one of the bolts has sheared! It's the bolt that holds the caliper in place. Does anyone know how to remove the rest of the bolt that is now stuck?

[VR6Pete 1,455]

I had a sheered bolt in my engine mount on the corrado, if you cannot get a blob of weld on the bolt to try extend the bolt to unscrew it / drill it out.. I had to send mine off to an engineering place so they could remove the bolt for me using special tools...

[Dave_ciw 507]

For the price of getting such work done by an engineering unit it may be worth buying a 2nd hand hub. We sell them on the golf for £30 + delivery so surely someone may have one for similar money.

[p0u1 14]

is there any of the bolt left because if there is you can use something like http://local.content.compendiumblog.com/uploads/user/e7b7d7cc-2d0a-4788-a1b6-3d598b6693cd/d04f36ff-fba0-49ae-bcbc-bf3caa5f34de/100_2850%20Bolt%20Out.JPG or mole grips, if not you might need to source a new carryer for you brake

[p0u1 14]

the thread is on the caliper side, so a new caliper is what he would need

[Dave_ciw 507]

Forgive me if I'm wrong but doesn't the bolt go through the caliper carrier into the hub at the back? I think the bolt that has sheared is the larger 2 holding the carrier to the hub not the slider bolts? But I could be mistaken.

[VR6Pete 1,455]

For the price of getting such work done by an engineering unit it may be worth buying a 2nd hand hub. We sell them on the golf for £30 + delivery so surely someone may have one for similar money.

cost me a fiver to get mine done through a friend of a friend... but probably easier to get a new one to be honest

[Dave_ciw 507]

Wow engineers round here will charge the earth for simple work Pete but if you have friends in the industry its always a help.

[Matt21385 0]

Forgive me if I'm wrong but doesn't the bolt go through the caliper carrier into the hub at the back? I think the bolt that has sheared is the larger 2 holding the carrier to the hub not the slider bolts? But I could be mistaken.

Hi, dont know much about these things so yes I shouldnt have touched it Anyway, its the small bolt, 13mm I think that goes in to the hole with the little rubber gromit. There is no bolt visable, so I have ordered a set of broken bolt extractors to see if they get it out. If not, looks like a new part

[Nero Mk 2 8]

If you drill a 5.2/3 mm hole down the centre of the snapped bole

then run a m6 left hand tap down the hole you just drilled

find a m6 bolt and screw into place,

as the bolt tightens you should be able to loosen the broken one

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RDGTOOLS-M6-x-1-0-LEFT-HAND-TAPS-6MM-SPECIAL-/290435648729

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-Pcs-5-2mm-Black-Gold-Tone-Spur-Twist-Drill-Tool-Bit-/190463796451?pt=UK_Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item2c5886e4e3#ht_2091wt_1139

[Matt21385 0]

Thanks for all the replies guys, I will try a few of these options and hope that I can get it out. Can someone tell me the size of bolt this is and where I can buy them? Also is it true that you must use thread lock on these bolts?

[Matt21385 0]

Just an update, got the bolt out and got a replacement. Got a new problem now though, I have put everything back together to which I believe is the right order but when I took the caliper off the pads fell out so not 100% sure. Can anyone point me in the right direction of some pics or a how 2?

[p0u1 14]

well the pad what sits on the caliper piston should have a clip then the other one can fall out when the disk is not inbertween the pads