Re: Sticky calipers

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <werikson@hampshire.edu>]

I've never done anything BUT reuse these bolts. I've never heard of not reusing
them. Why not reuse them? They're not getting much stress on them, are they? And
if they're any good at all, there's no reason not to reuse them that I can see.
Unless they're intentionally made of crappy steel or something.
    Maybe I'm missing something.
    -Josiah

Paul Heneghan wrote:

> From: quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)
> >The cost should include replacing the bolts that hold the capiler to
> >the ends of the guide pins.  This is a 'use once only' item.
>
> I have (many times in the past) reused one of the pair of bolts because new
> pads only come with a single bolt - expecting you to leave one bolt on and
> hinge up the carrier to remove the pads.  Nothing has come loose yet and the
> old bolts always look in perfect condition even down to the blue loctite
> band.
>
> What are the potential consequences of reusing these bolts?
>
> Paul