I have seen so many people are complaining about the stupid brembo bolt and thread. It happened to me, today.

a brand new caliper is 300 bucks since i don't quite feel comfortable about helicoil and mess around with a front brake.

FML

I threaded the stripped bolt in (with 125 torque) and it still can hold. But the thread is definitely broken inside. Do you guys think I can leave it like that?

 

I know you can leave it like that. I also know that you're rolling the dice.

These are your brakes, man...DON'T CUT CORNERS. Look, I understand, it REALLY sucks, but is a $500 deductible and thousands paid for lawyers fees in a lawsuit if this fails REALLY worth it? Would that $300 really be a "savings" if your brakes failed and smash up a family of 4 because you f*cked up a bolt?

It still AMAZES me at the lengths people will go to modify their vehicle and toss caution to the wind when it comes to maintaining the integrity of the most basic mechanical systems in the car.

The helicoil WILL work just fine. If you don't want to buy a new caliper, you're going to have to man up and learn to use a basic repair item such as this. They work very well and will ensure the proper torque can be achieved.

 

why not bring the caliper into a machine shop or some body working in tools maker for manufacture and ask them to rethread it for you instead of buying a new caliper.

 

helicoil would be the cheapest and easiest option

 

You can just get a larger grade 8 bolt and tap the caliper to a new size. Worked for me....hardest part is just making the mounting tab on the spindle a little bit bigger to fit the larger bolt.

Just bite the bullet and get it fixed, one way or another.

 

this happened to me for both calipars...i was doing the brake job myself...i called a few machine shops with no luck...didnt want to trust just anyone...i bit the bullet and purchased 2 new calipars...i didnt have time to waste...needed the car to drive to work, plus it was jacked up on the road in front of my friends house becuase we thought it was going to be a simple job...sucks...but i agree, these are your brakes...i wanted to know they were in perfect working order

 

Yeah, I ordered one brand new caliper and it will arrive somewhere next week.

320 is the price, not too bad, but they are expensive.

BTW, how hard is it to replace the brembo caliper. Just take off the flare nut bolt, that's it right?

 

Yep, just keep in mind you'll need a bleed afterwards. And just be careful not to strip it out, either, j/k

 

Just bleed the front ones or the rear ones too?

I will be careful, i had experiences that these flare nut bolts are easy to get rounded or stripped.

 

For the 100th time, Centric (makers of Stoptech) sell remanufactured calipers for the brembo cars. Part numbers are 142.40083 (right) & 142.40084 (left). They even come with their posi-quiet pads. You can get them for ~$140 each shipped + a huge core deposit. Then all you need to do is ship your old caliper back.

http://www.google.com/search?q=142.4...w=1530&bih=942

 

Just the fronts so long as you don't let the resivour run dry. But if you haven't done it recently...never hurts to have fresh fluid, esp since it's only about $15.

And the TL is no different...the metal is disappointingly soft on these lines, hell, I even did it exercising the most prudent of approaches! TG for mini-pipe wrenches!!!

 

Yeah, true, I have done the rear ones a month back when I got two seized rear calipers.

Third caliper replacement already. WTH?

Anyway, guess I will go and buy a flare nut wrench to make sure.

 

And the best fix, that quality steel helicoil thread far better than the thread in that cast aluminum caliper.