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Old Aug 13, 2011 | 01:09 PM
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Default Caliper Slide Bolt Torque Setting?

Anyone know the torque setting for the slide bolts on a MK1 Focus?

Tried googling can't find 'owt. Or even a 'safe' torque setting?
I tightened mine up as much as I could last time and I think I oughta torque them up


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Old Aug 13, 2011 | 01:36 PM
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you mean the little 13mm ones?

as tight as you can make them without overdoing it with a breker bar

so use a 1/2 drive ratchet and bang them up
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Old Aug 13, 2011 | 01:42 PM
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I've always used the FT scale when tightening bolts where theres no specified torque setting
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Old Aug 13, 2011 | 02:15 PM
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Tight is tight. should get them tight enough with a 3/8 ratchet no bother
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Old Aug 13, 2011 | 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by dojj
you mean the little 13mm ones?

as tight as you can make them without overdoing it with a breker bar

so use a 1/2 drive ratchet and bang them up
Nooo, the brake carrier is built into my hub
It's held on by two silver slide bolts...
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oh, the 7mm allen key ones yes?

still do them buggers up as tight as they will go as they will come to a stop when they nip up and then simply hip them up a bit more
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Old Aug 13, 2011 | 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by dojj
oh, the 7mm allen key ones yes?

still do them buggers up as tight as they will go as they will come to a stop when they nip up and then simply hip them up a bit more
Thats what I did last time... Thats ok then
Thought I might be stretching the threads or something
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