Caliper bolt size difference top and bottom

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05-16-2018, 01:30 PM

rodent_infested_03

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Caliper bolt size difference top and bottom

I thought they were the same but now I realize they are different and I didn't pay attention can somebody please tell me which one is the top and which one is the bottom thank you

05-16-2018, 02:32 PM

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They are the same bolt, not sure how you got these. Still the same length shouldn't matter

05-17-2018, 06:00 AM

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yea, diff collars / thread depth. should be the same,

possibly a shop that did those brakes at one time misplaced one bolt and grabbed "similar"

05-17-2018, 01:00 PM

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If they fit, they are both fine. Should be the same P/N as otherwise this would be expecting TOO EFFIN' MUCH from the grease monkeys.

05-18-2018, 01:28 PM

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Just noticed this parking brake bolt was missing. I'm wondering if it was supposed to go here and somebody confused the two or lost a bolt

Until I find a replacement bolt I tie wrapped it. I didn't think it was going to hold when I actually pulled the emergency brake but it did!

05-18-2018, 02:48 PM

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This is a perfectly plausible theory. Things happen all the time. On my Honda the last mechanic who touched the brakes forgot to put in one of the caliper bolts and I drove with only one for a few months.