Have you ever tried to bleed the breaks and oops, one of the bleeder screws was welded on there with rust? What a pain!! My bleeder screw just twisted right off. It made more sense to just replace the wheel cylinder instead of drilling out the hole and re-tapping it. So, here we go!
Jack up that end of the car and remove the tire. Pry off the cover that goes over the lug studs as though you were changing your break pads. You will see the wheel cylinder in there. Pry off the springs and the bar below it to allow yourself some room for removal.
Remove the two torque bolts on the reverse side and the break line. If yours is as rusted as mine, you probably twisted off the break line and somehow destroyed at least one of the bolts. I had a new line on hand, so that was nice.
I tried to weld a slightly smaller socket onto the bolt in order to pry it off. However, it didn't make a solid connection and the weld wouldn't hold. And the angle was atrocious! A friend of mine suggested the use of an air hammer and that really did shave that head off of the old bolt.
Now, take the old wheel cylinder off and put in the new one. Make sure you get the springs on the break pads tightly and the torque bolts in as well as the line. Replace the tire.
You will need to bleed the breaks before taking her out for a spin. Viola' easy peasy! You are officially a Grease Monkey.
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