[s-cars] 12 points/set screw

[Rich Beebe]

From: Theodore Chen <tedebearp at yahoo.com>

> --- Rich Beebe <rich at beebecomm.com> wrote:
>> one more CV boot replacement question - where is everybody buying
>> their 12 point (triple square) wrenches/bits? i've found some off
>> brands online, but i don't necessarily want to buy junk. thoughts?
> 
> you won't use it very much.  mine was a "powerbuilt" brand available
> from kragen.  i used it to remove the axleshafts on both sides to
> replace the CV boots, with no problems.

so, it seems like a lisle or similar brand will be fine. thanks.
 
>> anybody ever have trouble removing the front stock 17mm caliper
>> bracket bolts? mine simply will not budge - air tools, wrench and
>> deadblow (and mallet), PB blaster, etc. - what a PITA.
 
> i used a breaker bar on mine.

i used a breaker bar on the other side for the axle bolt and didn't
think to try it on the caliper bolts. frustration must have set
in and clouded my thinking. good tip.
 
> "air tools" means nothing to me unless you used an ingersoll-rand IR2131
> or better.  and even the IR2131 cannot generate more torque than i can
> produce with a breaker bar.

that's actually the very impact gun i'm using. the bolts laughed
at it. you're right about more torque with the breaker bar. i'm
one of those guys that will pick up a hand tool first, anyway.
 
> you could try a propane torch.

heat, yes. good idea. that and/or the breaker bar will be the next
line of attack.
 
>> what is the deal with audi and no set screws on their rotors? i
>> can't understand why they couldn't put a simple set screw in the
>> rotors and save us all some aggravation.
> 
> i don't see the problem.  if i need to keep the rotor on the car with
> the caliper removed, i just use a couple of lug nuts to hold the rotor
> in place.

it's not keeping the rotor in place, it's lining things up to put
the wheels back on. all my past BMWs had a simple set screw that
held the rotor against the hub and lined every thing up - kept
it in place, no matter what you were doing.

rich