pyrophilus
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I need to replace my front wheel hub/bearing assembly.
I have all the parts (hub assy, new axel nut, dust cap).
I looked at the FSM, and it says to discard the caliper mounting bolts (Brembo).
I just called Ford dealer and they said the bolt is on backorder so 1 to 2 weeks if I order it.
I really was hoping to do the hub replacement this Friday (don't feel like driving a car that clunks every time I turn my wheel or hit a bump).
I know that the bolt is not to be re-used because of stress and I am guessing the torsional stress of mounting and unmounting Ă— 2 may be too much??
Are there folks here that re-use their caliper mounting bolts?
If I put on blue loctites (which I do anyway), would it be okay? I plan on ordering the bolts, so I am thinking of doing the hub job, and re-use the caliper bolts, and then just swapping the new bolts when they come in.
I know that when I used to ride Nissans, the dealer would often re-use the strut mounting nuts, so I would actually buy new ones and then swap them out afterwards. I was told, "re-using it once is probably okay..." by one of the techs. This is why I ended up doing my own struts after a few times.
I have all the parts (hub assy, new axel nut, dust cap).
I looked at the FSM, and it says to discard the caliper mounting bolts (Brembo).
I just called Ford dealer and they said the bolt is on backorder so 1 to 2 weeks if I order it.
I really was hoping to do the hub replacement this Friday (don't feel like driving a car that clunks every time I turn my wheel or hit a bump).
I know that the bolt is not to be re-used because of stress and I am guessing the torsional stress of mounting and unmounting Ă— 2 may be too much??
Are there folks here that re-use their caliper mounting bolts?
If I put on blue loctites (which I do anyway), would it be okay? I plan on ordering the bolts, so I am thinking of doing the hub job, and re-use the caliper bolts, and then just swapping the new bolts when they come in.
I know that when I used to ride Nissans, the dealer would often re-use the strut mounting nuts, so I would actually buy new ones and then swap them out afterwards. I was told, "re-using it once is probably okay..." by one of the techs. This is why I ended up doing my own struts after a few times.
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