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Old 07-03-2007, 08:21 PM
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A valuable lesson

I finished over hauling the rear calipers, painted them and installed new brake pads. I took it for a test drive and heard grinding! I took the caliper apart again and noticed that I over tighten the bolt that holds the caliper to the bracket. It actually came out the other side and was touching the rotor! Lesson learned; don't over tighten the bolt, once you feel restriction-stop!
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Old 07-03-2007, 10:24 PM
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Wow, you're a strong man.

Is it fixable?
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Old 07-04-2007, 05:15 AM
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Strong!

That's exactly what I was gonna say...You ARE STRONG!...So, how did it protrude? What squished?....or did the bolt elongate?

I don't see how this could happen...???

I'll watch the replies...and good luck!
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Old 07-04-2007, 06:56 AM
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The end of the bolt should normally stop just shy of the other side, you can see it in the photo. But while I was over hauling the caliper, I put the bracket in a vise and kept turning the bolt with a rachet to clear any debris, but accidentally broke through. Now when I installed the caliper on the car, I didn't know when to stop turning the bolt. I stopped when I couldn't turn anymore. That's because it was touching the rotor on the other side.
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Old 07-04-2007, 07:15 AM
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Since the bolt no longer gets tight by bottoming out, you may want to put some thread lock on, and check it from time to time...

Last time I was at Harry's the brakes were still floating around the Laguna in the second row.
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Old 07-04-2007, 07:48 AM
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Thanks, but I actually had another set of calipers as back up.
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Old 07-04-2007, 08:04 AM
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I always thought the threads would strip off the bolt if it was over tightened. So much for that!
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Old 07-04-2007, 08:51 AM
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It did, and the bolt twisted too. All this happened because my wife was pressuring me to finish. My wife is so jelous when I work on the car.
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Old 07-04-2007, 10:38 AM
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It did, and the bolt twisted too. All this happened because my wife was pressuring me to finish. My wife is so jelous when I work on the car.
Now THAT is a good excuse! I don't care what anybody says, that there is a good excuse!
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Marriage....Hmmmmmmmm???

Well....I remember my ex-wife complaining alot about that too! HA!

P.S. Try the song "Two Lovers" by Phil Collins
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Old 07-05-2007, 02:31 PM
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It did, and the bolt twisted too. All this happened because my wife was pressuring me to finish. My wife is so jealous when I work on the car.
Yup, Is a control thing!
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Old 07-05-2007, 06:46 PM
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Can you add a washer under the head of the bolt? Should solve the clearance problem.
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Old 07-05-2007, 08:11 PM
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The bolt slides into a metal sleeve with a boot around it. It allows the caliper to move freely while the pistons push against the pads. If you add a washer or over tighten it (like I did) the caliper will not move freely and the pads will drag on the rotor. The bracket is made to bottom out the bolt and prevent this from happening. I guess I don't know my own strength. I hope my mistakes will help others.
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