Passat rear disc replacement

I decided it was time to replace the rear discs of my 1996 Passat after almost 120,000 miles.

Looking at the Haynes manual it looked fairly straightforward.

I bought some new discs, and set about fitting them. All went well until I tried to undo the caliper securing bolts. It transpired, although no mention was made in Haynes, that they were round-headed bolts with 8mm hex sockets. I could not budge these bolts, although I have only tried one side so far. I even went out and bought a set of 3/8" drive hex bits with no avail.

Any tips?

-- Chris Melluish

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Ah, the Leyland screwdriver!

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Or the scene with the 1100 from Clockwise.

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