[s-cars] Rear caliper carrier bolt

[Tom Green]

Tony,

The torque specs would suggest 10.9 grade bolts.  I don't see an  
advantage
in dealer parts as long as you are using the proper grade bolts and  
thread
lock on the small ones.  It is a criminal offense to use substandard  
hardware
in Germany, and you could be liable for an accident.

The bolts provided by Mintex with pads are grade 10.9.

Tom

> Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:19:17 -0400
> From: "Tony Curran" <tony.curran at sympatico.ca>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Rear Caliper Carrier Bolt
> To: "'Sean Douglas'" <s_douglas at telus.net>,	"'Theodore Chen'"
> 	<tedebearp at yahoo.com>, "'Mike Fitton'" <rfitton at vt.edu>
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> 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
>