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13-01-06, 01:47 PM

Nuts and Bolts and all things Threaded,

Hi all , Just a quick question , im due a service at end of the month , and am looking at Cleaning the brakes and doing a general service , Just thinking is it best to replace nuts and bolts (old for new) or would using the old ones be OK,

I got a feeling its best to replace (I've already looked at Chewys Stuff)just wondering what the consensus was

Thanks in advance

13-01-06, 02:36 PM

No real need to replace, unless there damaged of course, but - if you want to replace with stainless then it's a good idea - don't forget to use copper grease or threadlock on the stainless fastners, differential corrosion and all that.

timwilky · 13-01-06, 03:03 PM

Also remember that the (I think front brake) bolts are a metric fine (M10*1.25). Most fastener stockists won't stock them and you end up having to go to specialists like hyperbolt (Expensive)

13-01-06, 03:08 PM

They arent to battered so should be OK, got some thread lock,

Just might get some spares as resding through a few posts that they bolts can sometimes be as reliable a cream cheese

Thanks for reponse

13-01-06, 03:38 PM

I don't want to try and belittle (is that even a word?) you, but I am assuming that you know what needs thread lock and what needs copper grease? Just asking as you were primarily asking about the brakes and I would not use lock thread on them.

northwind · 13-01-06, 03:45 PM

Think it's recommended for the brake hangers is it not?

13-01-06, 03:50 PM

Errr, not that I am aware, I could of course be wrong. I use copper grease. The bolts are not under any sort of stress at all. I can not see any reason why they would need to be "welded" into position.

northwind · 13-01-06, 03:53 PM

Vibration, maybe? I never threadlocked mine, but then I rarely threadlock anything. Couldn't hurt to do it.

13-01-06, 03:56 PM

I guess my argument to that would be that these bolts are exposed to the nasty weather as much as the brakes themselves are. Using copper grease ensures that the bolts are going to come out again using the standard tools rather than extractors and the likes.

northwind · 13-01-06, 03:59 PM

Big 'ol bolts, even if they were to stick you could apply enough to break them free without risking the bolts.

13-01-06, 01:47 PM	#1
cosmiccharlie Guest Posts: n/a	Nuts and Bolts and all things Threaded Nuts and Bolts and all things Threaded, Hi all , Just a quick question , im due a service at end of the month , and am looking at Cleaning the brakes and doing a general service , Just thinking is it best to replace nuts and bolts (old for new) or would using the old ones be OK, I got a feeling its best to replace (I've already looked at Chewys Stuff)just wondering what the consensus was Thanks in advance

13-01-06, 03:03 PM	#3
timwilky Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Not in Yorkshire. (Thank God) Posts: 4,116	Also remember that the (I think front brake) bolts are a metric fine (M10*1.25). Most fastener stockists won't stock them and you end up having to go to specialists like hyperbolt (Expensive) __________________ Not Grumpy, opinionated.

13-01-06, 03:45 PM	#6
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	Think it's recommended for the brake hangers is it not? __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

13-01-06, 03:53 PM	#8
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	Vibration, maybe? I never threadlocked mine, but then I rarely threadlock anything. Couldn't hurt to do it. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

13-01-06, 03:59 PM	#10
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	Big 'ol bolts, even if they were to stick you could apply enough to break them free without risking the bolts. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

13-01-06, 02:36 PM	#2
John Burt Guest Posts: n/a	No real need to replace, unless there damaged of course, but - if you want to replace with stainless then it's a good idea - don't forget to use copper grease or threadlock on the stainless fastners, differential corrosion and all that.

13-01-06, 03:08 PM	#4
cosmiccharlie Guest Posts: n/a	They arent to battered so should be OK, got some thread lock, Just might get some spares as resding through a few posts that they bolts can sometimes be as reliable a cream cheese Thanks for reponse

13-01-06, 03:38 PM	#5
Stig Guest Posts: n/a	I don't want to try and belittle (is that even a word?) you, but I am assuming that you know what needs thread lock and what needs copper grease? Just asking as you were primarily asking about the brakes and I would not use lock thread on them.

13-01-06, 03:50 PM	#7
Stig Guest Posts: n/a	Errr, not that I am aware, I could of course be wrong. I use copper grease. The bolts are not under any sort of stress at all. I can not see any reason why they would need to be "welded" into position.

13-01-06, 03:56 PM	#9
Stig Guest Posts: n/a	I guess my argument to that would be that these bolts are exposed to the nasty weather as much as the brakes themselves are. Using copper grease ensures that the bolts are going to come out again using the standard tools rather than extractors and the likes.

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