[Vapid]

I bought this car awhile ago and haven't had to take off the wheels yet, but now I want to paint the calipers and I cant get the damn things off because it never came with the adapter. I know you can go to the auto parts store and get one but, it's kinda far away and I was wondering if there is any at home techniques that you can use to get them off...[mecry]


Thanks,

Graham

 

[egman2005]

I think you will have to get the adapter.

at home tech would be break the lug LOL! most cases the stud gets broken

 

[tomthewdwrkr]

I would check with the local tire shops.

 

[honhon]

IIRC theres the caliper bracket that you can take off, its either a 15 or 18mm set of 2 bolts that holds the caliper bracket to the knuckle.

i just did the front brakes on my mom's toyota i took the caliper off at the bracket... IIRC you can do the same thing with the focus.

 

[jetrinka]

I think hes talking about the wheels themselves have security lugs on them. Your best bet would be to get the key to get em off.

 

[MattZX3]

good luck with that. most of the time if they bought a cheapo set, you cant get the keys unless you have their specific code..

have fun man, thats going to suck.