4kq front caliper bolts
Roa, Greg
Greg.Roa at Cinergy.COM
Wed Aug 27 08:51:57 EDT 2003
Does anyone have the specs on the caliper mounting bolts for the front of a 86' 4kq?
Story behind the question:
Bought a second 4kq a few weeks ago from a lister who wasn't on for a very long period. Anyhow, car was a good deal, and I felt it should work out well as a backup commuter while my other 4kq was getting painted and then gets a turbo.
Did a bit of exhaust work, a few mounts, vacuum lines and some misc other parts. Car runs pretty good. Passed our emissions check on Monday better than any other car I've tested.
On the drive to work in it this morning I, was coming to a stop when I heard a horrible grinding noise, and the car stopped NOW. I was able to roll it out of the intersection I was in, jacked the car up, pulled the front passenger side wheel, and found the lower caliper mounting bolt on that side missing, and the top one ready to fall out.
I while fixing it, I was fondly remembering that the guy had told me he had just replaced the front brake pads on the car before selling it to me. I would guess he didn't tighten them down well, and I also think he might have lubed the bolts with bearing grease before installing them, for some reason. Scary. Thank god it happened where it did, and not during an emergency stop on the highway.
Anyhow, I was able to limp the car along the rest of the five miles to work without having to stop. I only have one bolt in the caliper right now though, and need to find a replacement to use to get the car home. Luckily I work at a power plant, so there is no shortage of hardware (not as much in the way of metric though).
Thanks!
Greg Roa
Cincinnati, OH
86' 4kcsq x2
93' 90 CS
83' 944
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