Stripped thread - rear brake caliper - SV650.org

Balky001 · 29-10-13, 10:58 AM

I was checking the bolts after changing my rear wheel and thought I'd check the rear pad retaining bolt was tight (not needed but as I was there....). The thread has been stripped. It can go finger tight but no more before twisting. The biek is a GSXR K7

So, change caliper, thread lock it or something else? Not sure I could get a helicoil in the caliper.....

29-10-13, 11:18 AM

If a helicoil won't work, its possible to go one size bigger and tap it out. Will require a bigger bolt, so it's a judgement call on if you wish to do this.....Also not sure what the space constraints are in there.

You could also get it filled with weld, then drill and re tap to original size. Depends how much messing around you want to do, and your budget.

Another caliper might be cheaper....

Sid Squid · 29-10-13, 12:42 PM

Do you have the single piston Tokico caliper?

Balky001 · 29-10-13, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sid Squid

Do you have the single piston Tokico caliper?

Hi Sid

Yes, that's the one. You thinking helicoil??

Balky001 · 29-10-13, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atassiedevil

If a helicoil won't work, its possible to go one size bigger and tap it out. Will require a bigger bolt, so it's a judgement call on if you wish to do this.....Also not sure what the space constraints are in there.

You could also get it filled with weld, then drill and re tap to original size. Depends how much messing around you want to do, and your budget.

Another caliper might be cheaper....

I;m thinking another caliper from ebay might be cheaper (well, easier!!)

Sid Squid · 31-10-13, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Balky001

You thinking helicoil??

Yes. I've done exactly the same two or three times - how do people manage to strip that thread?
The wall is thin it's true, but there's no torque required so as long as you're careful it'll be fine.

Balky001 · 01-11-13, 12:39 PM

Thanks Sid. I was a bit worried damaging the caliper more by trying to get the coil in as it is so think as the pin point. But nothing ventured I suppose!

I know exactly how it was stripped as it was my mates bike!!!

29-10-13, 10:58 AM	#1
Balky001 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Leigh - on - Sea, Essex. Posts: 1,491	Stripped thread - rear brake caliper I was checking the bolts after changing my rear wheel and thought I'd check the rear pad retaining bolt was tight (not needed but as I was there....). The thread has been stripped. It can go finger tight but no more before twisting. The biek is a GSXR K7 So, change caliper, thread lock it or something else? Not sure I could get a helicoil in the caliper..... __________________ SV650SK3 - GSXR600K2 - GSXR750K6 - ZX636RC1H - HD Sportster 1200 - CBR600F 2012 - GSXR1000K7 - Triumph Bonneville T100 2019 - Aprilia Tuono 660

29-10-13, 11:18 AM	#2
atassiedevil Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Stripped thread - rear brake caliper If a helicoil won't work, its possible to go one size bigger and tap it out. Will require a bigger bolt, so it's a judgement call on if you wish to do this.....Also not sure what the space constraints are in there. You could also get it filled with weld, then drill and re tap to original size. Depends how much messing around you want to do, and your budget. Another caliper might be cheaper....

29-10-13, 12:42 PM	#3
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Stripped thread - rear brake caliper Do you have the single piston Tokico caliper? __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

01-11-13, 12:39 PM	#7
Balky001 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Leigh - on - Sea, Essex. Posts: 1,491	Re: Stripped thread - rear brake caliper Thanks Sid. I was a bit worried damaging the caliper more by trying to get the coil in as it is so think as the pin point. But nothing ventured I suppose! I know exactly how it was stripped as it was my mates bike!!! __________________ SV650SK3 - GSXR600K2 - GSXR750K6 - ZX636RC1H - HD Sportster 1200 - CBR600F 2012 - GSXR1000K7 - Triumph Bonneville T100 2019 - Aprilia Tuono 660 Last edited by Balky001; 01-11-13 at 12:40 PM.

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