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What size are brake caliper bolts?
Front caliper bolts are 9mm Hex. Rear Caliper bolts are 7mm hex.
How many ft lbs is a caliper bolt?
The front brake caliper bracket should be tightened to 70 ft/lbs and the rear should tightened 85 ft/lbs. The caliper bolts have a torque spec of 44 ft/lbs and 23 ft/lbs in the rear.
What is the bolt on the back of the caliper called?
Remove them and your calipers fall off. Plain and simple. They’re often called “caliper bracket bolts” because they attach to the part of your caliper called the bracket, and hold it tight to the spindle or steering knuckle.
Which Loctite for caliper bolts?
Red loctite is the one that is considered permanent and requires a lot of torque and/or heat to remove, so that would seem like total overkill. Blue is probably the better choice if you use any at all.
Are all brake caliper bolts the same size?
EuroRspec said: The ones that hold the caliper on are the same size. You may have those confused with the caliper bracket, which is a different size. I usually keep the top caliper bolt in and just swing the caliper up.
What size are Shimano caliper bolts?
On the approximately 5 different models of Shimano disc brakes I’ve dealt with over the years, the caliper fixing bolts are M6 x 18.7mm, and they are socket head cap screws in non- bicycle parlance. This length of fixing bolt would be if you were using 160mm rotors in a post mount set-up.
Do I need a torque wrench for caliper bolts?
You don’t really need a torque wrench if your just doing brakes. The only bolts that you need to be careful about are the caliper bracket bolts and they just need to be tight. The front brake caliper bracket’s mounting bolts need to be torqued to 80 lb ft.
Do I need to put Loctite on caliper bolts?
The repair manual says “Apply a high temperature thread locker (Loctite 272® or equivalent) to the caliper support bracket fasteners. If Loctite 272® (or equivalent) is not available, new caliper support bracket fasteners must be used.”
Can I use anti seize on caliper bolts?
Registered. Anti seize is no good for slide pins, it tends to solidify and not do its job very well for what it needs to to. I use a dab of blue loctite on the bracket bolts and a leave the caliper bolt threads dry. Never had an issue with those seizing, even in PA.
Should you put anti seize on caliper bolts?
Anti seize is no good for slide pins, it tends to solidify and not do its job very well for what it needs to to. I use a dab of blue loctite on the bracket bolts and a leave the caliper bolt threads dry. Never had an issue with those seizing, even in PA.
Do caliper bolts need Loctite?
The repair manual says “Apply a high temperature thread locker (Loctite 272® or equivalent) to the caliper support bracket fasteners. If Loctite 272® (or equivalent) is not available, new caliper support bracket fasteners must be used.”