caliper bolt torque

[Ameer Antar]

Thanks Cody for the diagram. I'm really surprised though. They're 14mm (thread) 10.9 class bolts. The recommended torque in my engineering tables show 133 ft/lbs. I tightened to 110 ft/lbs. with some threadlocker. I doubt the extra torque will make it move much if at all. It should hold for now, but I will probably re-torque to 148 once I get the right pads. I only replaced the rotors since Tirerack sent me the wrong pads (single-piston only).

Thanks to all.

----- Original Message -----
Date:6/21/08 12:14:39 PM
Subject:RE: caliper bolt torque
From:Louis-Alain Richard <larichard at plguide.com>
To:'Ameer Antar' <antar at comcast.net>, biturbos4 at www.audifans.com

>Beware, that might be in-lbs instead of ft-lbs... I already made that
>mistake on a temp sensor and sheared it right into the head ! Also, when you
>say 14mm, are you referring to the hex size or the bolt thread diameter ?
>14mm is the size of the wheel bolts, so I guess you are referring to the
>head diameter.
>
>Louis-Alain
>
>-----Message d'origine-----
>De : quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] De
>la part de Ameer Antar
>Envoyé : 21 juin 2008 10:57
>À : biturbos4 at www.audifans.com
>Cc : quattro at audifans.com
>Objet : caliper bolt torque
>
>Anyone know the bolt torque for the main caliper carrier bolts for an '02
>S4? They're 14mm 10.9 class bolts so the charts are telling me to put 117
>ft./lbs on it... seems like too much, but then again those are huge bolts.
>TIA.
>
>-Ameer
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