Rear brake caliper torque reaction bolt

[bonecarver]

Just put new tires on the bike, looked up the torque settings for the Rear brake caliper torque reaction bolt and saw that the service manual calls for this bolt to be replaced if removed. Anyone or does everyone replace this when they change their rear tire? Or just re-torque it?

 

[Pedro]

Torque it up with some thread locker locktite.

 

[Baggage1]

I have changed my rear pads 3 times and never replaced that bolt. I know my dealer has worked on my machine at every 10000 interval and don't know if he has or not.

 

[scot in exile]

Bob you numbnuts the bolt is not removed when changing the pads as said puit a wee bit of locktite on it and torque it up.

 

[Triple Trouble]

The bolt comes with some kind of plasticy threadlocker on it. I just put a dab of BLUE loctite on it and good to go.

 

[GPMAZ]

I saw the same thing in the manual when I checked torque settings for the shock bolts while installing my Hagons last week. One rather disconcerting thing I found was that the top bolt on one of my shocks was loose. I'd changed it earlier after replacing a leaking stock shock. I re-used the existing bolt again, with blue loctite, and plan to check the torque settings from time to time.

 

[bonecarver]

Thanks... I will go get some blue loctite... all I have is red...

 

[nolton]

Thanks... I will go get some blue loctite... all I have is red...

NO dont use the red unless you dont ever plan to remove it.

 

[rash_powder]

A torch and soak in acetone will loosen almost any of these thread lockers.

 

[xhdskip]

I use red on everything.
it's "semi-permanent".
But at least you don't have to worry about it coming off..