jackso11 Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 (edited) Got all my calipers off, stripped of shabby red paint and powder coated black with new decals. About to all go back on but I can't remember is the longer bolts are for the front or the rear hangers (bolts pictured below). Also, should I copper grease all the bolts before putting them back on so they don't corrode, or threadlock them so they don't work loose? I was going to the thread lock them but they were already covered in a silver type grease before I cleaned them all off. Edited March 27, 2011 by jackso11 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackso11 Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 ok, so found the torque is 118nm, but long or short for the front or rear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Stick them through the carrier brackets, one bracket will be thicker than the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra steveo Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 haha i thought i was bad for daft questions i wouldnt loctite anything , what happens if you want to upgrade to UK spec brakes or even bigger ? also what if you have a few more problems with the brakes they are going to be a bitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackso11 Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 well, brakes back on, bled the system and all seems good apart from the rears seem to be dragging slightly. Stuck for ideas as the entire system is new (seals, sliding pins etc). The pads are brad new CW fast road pads, do they need to wear down a bit from new? Or is there something I am not doing right? oh, and I didn't thread lock them in the end just torqued. I am sure I read a post on here somewhere that said make sure they are threadlocked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackso11 Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 could it be too much grease on the sliding pins and therefore creating a vacuum inside the slider? just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra steveo Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 have you gave where the sliding pins go a bloody good clean ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackso11 Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 yes, drilled out all corrosion. the pins moved perfectly freely. I am thinking maybe thre is too much grease in there and there is a vacuum from the rubber boot on the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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