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1992 Cadillac Deville Repair Question


Topics covered: Wheel, Wheel cylinder, Dealer.
Mileage: 135,000 miles.

Asked on May 5, 2012

1992 cadillac deville

I recently bought new hex bolts for my wheel cylinder. I tried installing them last night and the wheel cylinder goes on a slant. By slant I mean the bottom sucks in and the top pushes out. Is their something that I can buy to make these bolts work. I checked with the car dealers they told me they dont make them that it is a junkyard part. The other one said he has something close to it and they were 2 dollars a bolt. Thanks for any help.

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Replied on May 5, 2012

use a 12 point socket to tighten those screws

Tiny Answered by cadieman (expert)
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Replied on May 5, 2012

I don't know if you know or not but the silver one is the new one. I even took a clamp an tightened it down and tried tightning it it still didnt work. The black ones were the old ones.

Tiny Response from sean03
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Replied on May 5, 2012

use the old ones and a 12 point socket to tightin

Tiny Answered by cadieman (expert)
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Replied on May 5, 2012

Thats the problem I have 2 of the old ones and the heads are stripped. The other 2 I had to grind of to get the cylinder off those heads were stripped to.

Tiny Response from sean03
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Replied on May 6, 2012

pull new ones atthe salvage yard!

Tiny Answered by cadieman (expert)
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