Caliper mounting bolt snapped

[scouse645]

afternoon, as the title says a caliper mounting bolt has snapped whilst tightening it up, i presume i will have to drill it out?

[scouse645]

panic over, just for reference i just took out the pads from the top so i could pull the caliper off and put grips on the broken bolt and unscrewed it off, sent for new bolts and job done

[Kev L]

Well done mate, and thanks for publishing the outcome

[Duffy1964]

Nice one


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[sirch345]

A nice feeling when you can rectify the snapped off bolt that easily

Chris.

[popkat]

It's only 22ft/lb torque, that isn't a great deal so go easy on the new one. If they have been over tightened in the past best to get 4 new ones, don't think they are expensive from Fowlers



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[scouse645]

It's only 22ft/lb torque, that isn't a great deal so go easy on the new one. If they have been over tightened in the past best to get 4 new ones, don't think they are expensive from .

I did send for new ones from Fowlers, paid for next day delivery, and unlike some other companies i have used they came the next day, torqued up to correct settings, this time

[sirch345]

It's only 22ft/lb torque, that isn't a great deal so go easy on the new one. If they have been over tightened in the past best to get 4 new ones, don't think they are expensive from .

I did send for new ones from Fowlers, paid for next day delivery, and unlike some other companies i have used they came the next day, torqued up to correct settings, this time

I must admit I've had excellent service from Fowlers

I ordered some bearings from them at 2pm very recently, I had them the next day. You can't ask for better than that,

Chris.

[cheekykev]

It's only 22ft/lb torque, that isn't a great deal so go easy on the new one. If they have been over tightened in the past best to get 4 new ones, don't think they are expensive from Fowlers

Agree, replace them all, if one has been over tightened the chances are they all have been stretched close to the limit.
As mentioned above the torque is quite low, just use some medium strength thread lock if you want, rather than slog the hell out of the bolts.