1996 Pontiac Grand Replacing Rear Brakes Wheel Cylinder Frozen You Remove

1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM
100,000 MILES
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Replacing rear brakes and the wheel cylinder is frozen up. How do you remove it? Have tried heating it up which didn't help.
Nov 4, 2012 at 1:16 PM
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Lots of penitrating oil and gentle tapping. I have sheared the bolts, item 21 off of the wheel cylinder, item 26 and then remove the wheel cylinder with the broken off studs in them and replaced.
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