So I start doing a brake job on my car..

WHY THE **** DID CHEVY USE STRIPABLE HEX BOLTS TO HOLD THE CALIPERS ON..

D:

I really dont know what to do now, I cant get the ****** ****** free.

Yeah, im in that "throw wrenches at everything and swear like a sailor* mind set.

PB blaster didnt work, so I have the hex wrench in the bolt, and im hammering it lightly trying to break it free, ended up stripping the bolt. Im at a total loss, does this mean I get to go on a wonderfull journey to the junkyard and find a new caliper/caliper holding stupid thing?

 

Using the right size wrench?

If so, time for the welder.....

 

Aye, I was using the right size wrench. Ive never done the brakes on my car before, I think the previous owners may have caused the preliminary damage.

Ive got a welder at my shop, what should I do? Weld a nut onto it or something?

 

Or place a bolt in the hex-head hole and weld that. The heat will loosen up the caliper bolt you're about to replace (and maybe the seals in the caliper) and help it come out.

 

=] thanks, monday I should be able to access the welder. I pretty much figured this is what I was going to have to do, but I really needed to vent. Thanks =]

 

If you have room, you can try to use a bolt extractor...

http://www.irwin.com/irwin/consumer/...e/11117_lg.jpg

As they are reverse threaded, while you try to thread them into the stripped bolt in the counter clockwise direction, it will increasingly be trying to rotate the bolt out of its hole.

They have helped me out more than once...