So I'm driving casually, I head a thudding sound from the bottem of the car, I thought just debris on the road. I start to brake for an upcoming light I hear a scraping sound coming from the front. I'm like wtf?

Luckily I was only 1/4 mile from my house, I pull in my driveway. I see the driver side J30 Caliper is moved up away from the rotor atleast a couple of inches. I immediatly remove the wheel.

One of the 2 bolts that holds the caliper to the spindle is MISSING, GONE, NADA. This was probably the thud that I heard earlier. I immediatly remove the other bolt to make sure the threads in the spindle are still good. They ARE!

Now I need a new bolt.

IS IT SAFE TO DRIVE WITH ONLY ONE BOLT HOLDING THE CALIPER???

 

NO not at all

 

Definitely not!!

There's something to be said about properly torquing bolts down.

 

Of course not! With only bolt, the caliper is free to rotate as it likes

 

nope...incase you didnt get that haha

 

So I take it I can drive with one bolt? HAHAHAHA. JP.

But listen, how do I check to make sure that caliper is still working, assuming it's only me and I don't have a buddy pumping the pedal with the the wheel in the air to see if it stops or not?

 

jack up the car on the drivers side. Put it in neutral. spin the wheel up by hand and then hit the brake. Brake should be hard and stop wheel instantly.

Then try cautiously on the road.

 

Who recently worked on your brakes?

 

Could it be...Jiffy Lube?!? =o!

 

same thing happend to me becuase of MIDAS!!!!!i re did my brakes and havent had any trouble since.

 

Get a bolt from NAPA. Unfortunately its around $15 if i remember correctly.

 

they have the bolts at the dealer for about 1.50ish