Rear Brake Caliper bolts
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Rear Brake Caliper bolts
Hey folks, Im having my rear shocks on my 2010 Street Glide rebuilt and while the right rear shock is off and out of the way I thought Id replace the original OEM bolts that hold the rear caliper halves together with some nice shiny Gardner Wescotts. My question is can I just remove and replace one of the 3 bolts that hold the caliper halfs together at a time and replace while on the bike? Is it ok to use a little blue loctite on these bolts and does anyone know the torque value for these? There is nothing in my service manual about taking the halves apart so theres no torque value. I assume as long as I do one at a time, I can just do it on the bike with no ill effects and no diasassembly? Thanks for any advice
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My thought to myself is it could be happen one at a time.
Haven't looked in manual but most any caliper I have worked on like them,
Have o ring's at the passages where the caliper splits
WP
Haven't looked in manual but most any caliper I have worked on like them,
Have o ring's at the passages where the caliper splits
WP
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Thanks guys, I ended up pulling them out one at a time and put the new ones in with a a little blue loctite on each. The 28 to 38 torque was listed for the caliper to bracket mount but I couldnt find anything for the 3 bolts that hold the caliper halves together so I gave it a good snug turn with the loctite and called it good. No leaks that I can see. The 3 new Gardner Wescott bolts are a little more than 1/4 shorter than the OE but theres seems to still be plenty of thread to hold it securely together.
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The 3 new Gardner Wescott bolts are a little more than 1/4 shorter than the OE but theres seems to still be plenty of thread to hold it securely together.
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Didnt know until I pulled one out. Gardner Wescott claims its the right bolt set. I held it up to the caliper halves and it goes all the way through except it doesnt project out the other side of the other caliper half by 1/4 as the OEM did. . You now have me second guessing this decision. Im confident the calipers arent going to come apart but???
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Originally Posted by Rickr01
I held it up to the caliper halves and it goes all the way through except it doesnt project out the other side of the other caliper half by 1/4 as the OEM did.
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Yeah maybe but I took your advice to heart. Maybe the OEM are designed a bit longer to fit a number of applications but then again, maybe not. I cleaned them up as much as I could and went back to the rusty OEM's. They are hidden behind the bags and only I know they are there. Thanks for talking sense into me. Those brakes have save my *** more than once since 2010.