AWD caliper bolt thread

[i3igpete]

anybody know the thread for the caliper bolts? need to buy a tap and fix the threads on the knuckle - I think someone crossthreaded the shit out of the caliper bolts in the past.

[Chris@Rvengeperformance]

anybody know the thread for the caliper bolts? need to buy a tap and fix the threads on the knuckle - I think someone crossthreaded the shit out of the caliper bolts in the past.

12mm by 1.25 for fronts iirc

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[MADMarc]

Do you still need this? I have one front caliper apart and can check the bolt with the tap set. You're interested in the threads for the four bolts that hold the two sections together, correct, not the mounting bolts that hold it in place on the rotor? Might I add...gah that sucks

[i3igpete]

http://www.3sx.com/store/catalog/stock-caliper-bolts-06-400l.jpg

Yeah, it struck me as odd that when I took out the bolts, two of them had different head sizes. I just remembered now since I need to change my pads.

[Maximal]

Subscribed and if anyone can give me the length it'd be helpful. I'm running the ones from my NA brakes still and I need to space the bolts with a washer since they appear to be a bit longer than the TT ones. Learned that the hard way when it dug into the rotor. I could just get ones a bit shorter but would like to go with the actual size they came with.

[i3igpete]

Yeah I just ordered a set of bolts from 3SX but they don't list the thread. I'm not at my parents house often, so I need to have everything ready to go and can't waste time running back and forth from the hardware store.

[Chris@Rvengeperformance]

I found the 12mm by 1.25 to be impossible to find in a hard bolt at the hardware store. I had to get them from mitsu. I could barely find a tap locally.

[i3igpete]

anybody know the difference between a "plug tap" and a "bottom tap"?

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002KJMVO2/ref=asc_df_B002KJMVO21589615?smid=A1JGGDJCUAIMNQ&tag=dealtmp386286-20&linkCode=asn&creative=395105&creativeASIN=B002KJMVO2

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002KSQLOO/ref=asc_df_B002KSQLOO1587438?smid=A1JGGDJCUAIMNQ&tag=dealtmp386286-20&linkCode=asn&creative=395105&creativeASIN=B002KSQLOO

edit: wikipedia pwns me :(

[Chris@Rvengeperformance]

it doesn't matter because it is a through hole.

[speedy25]

I think plug tap and bottom tap are the same. A through tap has more of a taper where the tap starts. The bottom tap has a short taper so you can have more fully formed threads in a blind hole.

From having to find metric fasteners over the years I know there are stores that stock sizes but NOT in common thread pitches, especially in the larger sizes. Head sizes are wacky too.

-SP

[MADMarc]

Man you guys work fast. Just confirmed it, the threads you're looking for are 1.25 and in response to Terry, the bolt is 1 11/16" (excluding the head). Sorry for the late response!

[green-lantern]

I'd replace the knuckle if it has been stripped.


Speedy approves

[TUFFTR]

Wouldnt you be able to get away with just re-tapping it?

[Maximal]

Man you guys work fast. Just confirmed it, the threads you're looking for are 1.25 and in response to Terry, the bolt is 1 11/16" (excluding the head). Sorry for the late response!

Quick conversion says they're probably m12x1.25x40mm. Thanks for the info, I'll have to get some with my next bolt order...they are pretty limited in availability though.

[i3igpete]

i just said fuck it and bought them from 3SX. at least that way I know they'll be the correct strength and length.

[Chris@Rvengeperformance]

they are like $2.00 from cherry hill

[i3igpete]

:sigh:

[Chris@Rvengeperformance]

:sigh:

Yeah I know what you mean, but when you are in a hurry....

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