shoot!!! broke more stuff before i even fix it!
09-18-2003, 04:41 PM
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sh*t!!! broke more stuff before i even fix it!
so i got my studs from nissan. i tried to take off the caliper's 14mm nuts and i broke both of them! WTF!!!!!!!
daymn! now i have to go back to nissan and get new nuts and the long screw thingy. (look at picture 2) the nut got stuck in there. is it just me or what?
daymn! now i have to go back to nissan and get new nuts and the long screw thingy. (look at picture 2) the nut got stuck in there. is it just me or what?
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09-18-2003, 05:05 PM
#5
Originally Posted by happyricefob
ahh!! not funny.... i'm so frustrated!
i wasn't rushing! ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!
i wasn't rushing! ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!
09-18-2003, 05:16 PM
#6
Originally Posted by deezo
I'm just messin wit ya. I don't see how you could break those bolts. Make sure when you're removing or tightening the bolts, you keep the socket in line to the bolt. If you off-center the socket you will break studs and bolts all over the place.
09-18-2003, 06:50 PM
#10
Originally Posted by happyricefob
i did WD40
09-18-2003, 07:04 PM
#13
Originally Posted by happyricefob
i did WD40
09-18-2003, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by deezo
I'm just messin wit ya. I don't see how you could break those bolts. Make sure when you're removing or tightening the bolts, you keep the socket in line to the bolt. If you off-center the socket you will break studs and bolts all over the place.
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09-19-2003, 12:52 AM
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interesting.....
this is what happens when you attempt to do something you dont know how to do. Good experince tho, but in the future consider having someone else do it so you can save time/money, and headaches.
this is what happens when you attempt to do something you dont know how to do. Good experince tho, but in the future consider having someone else do it so you can save time/money, and headaches.
09-19-2003, 08:10 AM
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Ease up on the spinach, Popeye.
Seriously, sounds like they were over-torqued from before. The caliper bolts should only be torqued to about 14 lb/ft. I've never had to use any anti-seize, but it could work for you.
The caliper bracket bolts have a higher torque requirement, somewhere around 35 lb/ft if I remember right. Also a good idea to use Loc-tite on them, as a friend had 2 separate incidents with his in a week's time. He was driving along, and one of the bolts came out. This allowed the caliper to rub against his rotating wheel, which burned right through it, destroying the rims.
You can get the kit from the dealership, which comes with new bolts and caliper pins for less than $20. I replaced mine awhile ago.
Dave
Seriously, sounds like they were over-torqued from before. The caliper bolts should only be torqued to about 14 lb/ft. I've never had to use any anti-seize, but it could work for you.
The caliper bracket bolts have a higher torque requirement, somewhere around 35 lb/ft if I remember right. Also a good idea to use Loc-tite on them, as a friend had 2 separate incidents with his in a week's time. He was driving along, and one of the bolts came out. This allowed the caliper to rub against his rotating wheel, which burned right through it, destroying the rims.
You can get the kit from the dealership, which comes with new bolts and caliper pins for less than $20. I replaced mine awhile ago.
Dave
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