Good morning all, Wondering if someone could help me out. I’m currently doing a brake job on a 2017 dodge Durango rt v8 hemi. I have the Haynes manual but it doesn’t really talk about the specks for caliper mounting bolts and bracket mounting bolts. Also, they say not to lubricate the sliders which…

I’ve never used a torque spec in the over fifty years i did brake jobs. I just tightened the bolts as much i could with a socket and a half inch ratchet. [image] Mpr2187_193130: Also, they say not to lubricate the sliders which I find weird. I always lubricate the sliders with brake caliper…

BIG difference in caliper mounting bolts and caliper bracket mounting bolts… Typically caliper to bracket bolts are small and are torqued to around 30 lb-fts, or a good and tight with a wrench or 3/8" drive short rachet NOT a 1/2" drive much longer handle rachet as tight as you can, cause you will o…

Thank you so much. Greatly appreciated!

[image] Cavell: Ya think you could strip a 1/2” bolt with a breaker bar? Who said anything about a breaker bar? :roll_eyes: Tester

[image] Tester: I just tightened the bolts as much i could with a socket and a half inch ratchet. 50 years of brake jobs using a 1/2" ratchet and tightening them as much as you could? On the caliper bolts or the caliper mounting bracket bolts?

I also find the thing about not lubing the sliders to be weird. Presumably, they are encased in rubber boots that protect them from the elements? If not, I would find that weird too, but would reluctant to coat them in a dirt collecting substance… As for the torque specs, Haynes can’t always be t…

Thank you so much. They are in a rubber boot, I’ve just never seen any manual day don’t lube the pins. I did look and they do give the specs but I don’t believe it’s accurate for a v8 hemi with heavy duty brakes.

[image] Mpr2187_193130: they say not to lubricate the sliders Some applications call for lubricant on the pad-to-caliper slide surfaces, most do not. If you live in a high corrosion area, you may choose to apply lubricant where the brake pads contact the caliper brackets. Caliper guide pins …

[image] Mpr2187_193130: I did look and they do give the specs but I don’t believe it’s accurate for a v8 hemi with heavy duty brakes. Yeah. Good to be skeptical of Haynes. The Haynes I have for my Envoy (came with it when I bought it used) gave me 80 ftlb on the caliper bolts - ugh. It’s su…

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Cavell March 13, 2025, 4:07pm 5

Tight as I can? Ya think you could strip a 1/2” bolt with a breaker bar? I could

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