[s-cars] Rear Caliper Carrier Bolt

[Tony Curran]

I didn't get new from dealer but from local "nuts & bolts" place. I was just
wondering on the way home from work if these type of bolts are OK from a
stress point of view or should they be dealer only. Is there anything
special about the spec for dealer bolts?
Your thoughts welcome.

Tony
96 S6

-----Original Message-----
From: Sean Douglas [mailto:s_douglas at telus.net] 
Sent: October 30, 2008 1:15 PM
To: 'Theodore Chen'; 'Mike Fitton'; 'Tony Curran'
Cc: 'S-Car-List at Audifans.Com'
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Rear Caliper Carrier Bolt


Ted:

He is talking about the carrier bracket to hub bolts, they are a hex head
(allen) and are not fully threaded IIRC. BTW, I recommend buying new ones
from the dealer as quite often the hex recess is mangled up by inattentive
mechanics who don't seat the hex key properly.

The ones that attach the caliper to the sliding pin are M8x21 and is fully
threaded. These normally come with new brake pads and have locking compound
on them. Also, I recommend buying new rubber boots for the guide pins, these
are normally torn and will let moisture into the slide pin, causing it to
rust.

Sean

> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Theodore Chen
> Sent: October 29, 2008 11:10 PM
> To: Mike Fitton; Tony Curran
> Cc: S-Car-List at Audifans.Com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Rear Caliper Carrier Bolt
> 
> 
> are those bolts completely threaded?  i've never touched the
> rear calipers so i don't know if they use sliding pins to 
> attach the calipers to the carriers.  or are you talking 
> about the bolts that attach the caliper bracket to the spindle?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Mike Fitton <rfitton at vt.edu>
> To: Tony Curran <tony.curran at sympatico.ca>
> Cc: "S-Car-List at Audifans.Com" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 6:57:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Rear Caliper Carrier Bolt
> 
> I made that mistake some time ago too.  You gotta read it in
> German...convert commas to periods.
> 
> M10x1.25x50
> 
> 10mm wide, 1.25mm thread pitch, 50mm long.
> 
> -Cheers!
> Mike
> 
> Tony Curran wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> >  
> > I plan on replacing rear caliper carriers this weekend.
> When searching
> > ETKA for bolt size I get:
> >  
> > 10x1, 25x50.
> >  
> > I was expectation to see something like M10x25
> >  
> > Can someone explain what that means in Imperial or Metric?
> >  
> > Thanks
> >  
> > Tony
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