Re: Lower brake bolt striped

From: David Gersic (info@zaccaria-pinball.com)
Date: Sat Sep 06 2008 - 12:12:27 EDT


On Thursday 04 September 2008 11:22 pm, jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
> ffastje <ffastje@cox.net> wrote:
> > Lower brake bolt striped passenger side. Does any one have a quick fix
> > other than tapping? I do not know how to do that or have taps any help
> > would be great. would like to get through this set of pads before i
> > have to change the ball joints and the part the bolt goes into
>
> What bolt did you stip - a caliper slide pin? Does the GenIII have
> a bracket which the caliper slide pins bolt to, or do they go directly
> into the knuckle?

I'm wondering *how* he managed to strip that. Those aren't exactly small wimpy
threads there. Anyway, my '01 has the slide pins going in to the knuckle, if
I recall it correctly. My wife's '01 Grand Caravan has the slide pins on a
caliper bracket.



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