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Help! Broken brake caliper bolt

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by Inverno4, Jul 21, 2013.

  1. Jul 23, 2013 at 6:34 PM
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    Inverno4

    Inverno4 [OP] Well-Known Member

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    Just to be safe, I ordered the original bolt from the dealer. It'll take a few days to get here and is only $1.75. The issue with using the ez out was that the bolt broke off while tightening with a 25" breaker bar so it was torqued a lot! I know, I'm a dumbass haha. Not sure what my train of thought was.

    This weekend ill put the new bolt in with loctite. Just used the blue when I did my lower ball joints.
     
  2. Jul 23, 2013 at 10:45 PM
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    ian408

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    Like someone mentioned, it's the case hardening that makes it hard to find and a dealer only item. I don't get the size thing though.
     
  3. Jul 24, 2013 at 2:22 PM
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    JudoJohn

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    Maybe you might want to use a torque wrench!
     
  4. Jul 24, 2013 at 4:17 PM
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    Inverno4

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    I know. We had just finished replacing the front diff bearing and cv axle, was in a hurry to get home...maybe I should throw the breaker bar out.
     

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