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Damn damn damn damn damn
So decided to replace my rotors/pads/brake fluid tonight. Started on the front brakes, got the caliper off, pads off, bracket off, and had some trouble with the rotor being stuck to the hub. No problem I thought, I'll just bang on it with a hammer a bit to loosen up that rust. That not working I grabbed the 14mm bolts that hold the caliper on and fed them into the 2 holes on the rotor to back it off. Long story short, I got the rotor off, but stripped both the bolts (8x1.0 in a 8x1.25 hole) oops.
Anyone have a part number for these little bastards from subaru?
Anyone have a part number for these little bastards from subaru?
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I'm up in Fairfield. Checked all my favorite online parts websites and while I can find the 17mm mounting bolt for the bracket, no one seems to have (or at least list) the 14mm bolt that holds the caliper to the bracket (they screw into the pins).
I did die one of the bolts and while it has decent threads now, the middle threads on the bolt are much skinnier than at the front and back of the bolt. The other bolt I couldn't even get the die started on it. Can't say I'd want to trust the bolt to hold the brakes together.
I did die one of the bolts and while it has decent threads now, the middle threads on the bolt are much skinnier than at the front and back of the bolt. The other bolt I couldn't even get the die started on it. Can't say I'd want to trust the bolt to hold the brakes together.
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I'm up in Fairfield. Checked all my favorite online parts websites and while I can find the 17mm mounting bolt for the bracket, no one seems to have (or at least list) the 14mm bolt that holds the caliper to the bracket (they screw into the pins).
I did die one of the bolts and while it has decent threads now, the middle threads on the bolt are much skinnier than at the front and back of the bolt. The other bolt I couldn't even get the die started on it. Can't say I'd want to trust the bolt to hold the brakes together.
I did die one of the bolts and while it has decent threads now, the middle threads on the bolt are much skinnier than at the front and back of the bolt. The other bolt I couldn't even get the die started on it. Can't say I'd want to trust the bolt to hold the brakes together.
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So decided to replace my rotors/pads/brake fluid tonight. Started on the front brakes, got the caliper off, pads off, bracket off, and had some trouble with the rotor being stuck to the hub. No problem I thought, I'll just bang on it with a hammer a bit to loosen up that rust. That not working I grabbed the 14mm bolts that hold the caliper on and fed them into the 2 holes on the rotor to back it off. Long story short, I got the rotor off, but stripped both the bolts (8x1.0 in a 8x1.25 hole) oops.
Anyone have a part number for these little bastards from subaru?
Anyone have a part number for these little bastards from subaru?
#14
Just got back from EQ to handle a bit of business regarding my engine build and just mentioned that I had stripped the bolts out and, in passing, if they had any. Nash went and pulled the bolts out of a spare caliper they had up in storage and handed them to me.
Honestly pretty speechless, it's seriously the little things. True to form guys, true to form.
edit: Rotors and pads swapped and bedded in. Many thanks to the guys at EQ
Honestly pretty speechless, it's seriously the little things. True to form guys, true to form.
edit: Rotors and pads swapped and bedded in. Many thanks to the guys at EQ
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