Got the bolts out today...!!! Removing the mufflers gave me some extra elbow room (glad I didn't go for the one piece welded setup when I replaced the pipes last year!) so I was able to get a longer handle on the socket wrench for more leverage. The one bolt head I had rounded I ended up pounding a 15mm socket on to it. I think all of that pounding helped to loosen it up as it didn't take near as much force to break it loose as the others did.

The emergency brakes are a mess, all rusted up, so there will be a fair amount of cleaning up to do there. Looks like a new side-to-side cable will be needed as I don't think I'll be able to do a good enough scrub job on the current one. Too much undercoating overspray, rust, etc. to make it worth the effort.

Will take the rotors to be turned as the RR got cooked a bit when it locked up (there's a slight buildup of pad material on that one). Then on to rebuilding the calipers. Hopefully I'll have it all back together and get to drive it a time or two before the snow flies...!!!

Thanks for the help and suggestions.


Jim O.