Looking For Advice On Brake Job - Topic

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Nov 6 2017 06:07am

Hello gals and guys,

I wanted to swap my wheel for winter time (winter tires on sep wheels) and realised my brakes are well done. The pads are completely out and the metal started grinding the disks. I feel kinda stupid because I checked them last spring and I thought they were ok. The disk were waving a bit before the pads went out so I’ll just change disks too.

The info I’m looking for is about the torque values for the caliper braket and the pins.

I see on another site that they are the following:

Front braket: 184 ft/lbs
Front pins: 27 ft/lbs
Rear braket: ???
Rear pins: 22 ft/lbs

Also are those sided too of this year ? Like double eared ones for the inside and the grooved one on the outside ?

Should I use some threadlocker ?
I will off-course re-grease the pins but they are well maintained at the moment.

Also: I’m not mechanic but well mechanically inclided so no need for haters that will say shit like « if you don’t know your shit get to the garage, brakes and important and dangerous if you don’t do’em correctly ».

mynameisandrew

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Nov 6 2017 08:01am

Im no mechanic but 184 ft lbs of torque for the bracket sounds insanely high

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Nov 6 2017 08:48am

Sounds about right.

I did a family member's '13 half ton a couple months back and all I remember was hanging off a 30" torque wrench to get the fuckers to click.

On my trucks I just rip them on with an impact 3-4 good duga dugas and she's mint

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Nov 6 2017 09:43am

im with jimmy, sounds good, but ive also never torqued anything to spec except for when i was building a motor

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Nov 7 2017 05:51pm

Quote (KoJ @ Nov 6 2017 10:43am)

im with jimmy, sounds good, but ive also never torqued anything to spec except for when i was building a motor

:D

Wow! Not being a smart ass, but have you ever broke lug nuts? I'd think in racing the torque specs would be pretty specific.

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Nov 7 2017 05:58pm

Quote (jimmyhoud @ Nov 6 2017 11:48am)

I second this. And lol'd

This post was edited by TSL on Nov 7 2017 05:58pm

KoJ

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Nov 7 2017 07:31pm

Quote (said_aouita @ Nov 7 2017 04:51pm)

Wow! Not being a smart ass, but have you ever broke lug nuts? I'd think in racing the torque specs would be pretty specific.

studs you mean?

not from tightening lug nuts

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Nov 7 2017 10:44pm

Quote (KoJ @ Nov 7 2017 08:31pm)

studs you mean?

not from tightening lug nuts

Unless you hold a monster impact on something with tiny studs you probably won't.

The guy at discount tire that ugga dugga dugga dugga dugga dugga dugga duggga dugggga dugggga duuuhhhgggas stuff will snap them all the time.

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Nov 7 2017 10:47pm

Quote (FMX_89 @ Nov 7 2017 09:44pm)

right, my snap on gun says it will do 700 ft lbs but ive never really checked it lol

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Nov 8 2017 09:07am

Quote (KoJ @ Nov 7 2017 11:47pm)

right, my snap on gun says it will do 700 ft lbs but ive never really checked it lol

I'm sure it would if you sat there banging away on a bolt long enough.

Quote (TSL @ Nov 7 2017 06:58pm)

I second this. And lol'd

Don't laugh fucker. "Duga Duga" is a unit of measure where i'm from.

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