USAFPILOT

What is the torque spec for the caliper bolts on a 96 LT4 J55 caliper? Also, is the brake line torqed to a specific setting?

Mr Mojo

From the service manual

Bracket Bolts

166 lb/ft +/- 15 lb/ft

Inlet fitting bolt

30 lb/ft

USAFPILOT

Also, where do the copper washers go on the ss brake lines?

Mr Mojo

hoping this is correct, I put one on each side.

Trizney

Though the manual says that, I did about 120lb/ft. That is a lot of torque to be putting on those bolts. I think the service manual also recommends replacing these bolts everytime you take them off, as they may stretch.

baddmann

I bought new copper washers, but my Earl's lines came with SS ones... I used the ones that came with the lines.

Also, Mojo's pic is correct. That was the placement when I removed my old ones.

Mr Mojo

I replaced my bolts after what was the third(that I know of) brake job.

Atok

USAFPILOT

Thanks guys...I used the same bolts...and the washers are where I thought they should go. Great pic Mojo. I should have the car off jacks tomorrow. In the process of bleeding the brakes.

Will the pedal feel better after starting the engine?

jrp

I saw this in the manual and stopped by a dealer to check on price and ask if they actually replace them - another recent thread discussed this (link).

Advice I got is that the bolts are replaced because they come with threadlocker on them, and it's OK to just clean them and reuse with new locktite. That's my plan - if they're willing to take on the liability of not following the service manual exactly and pass on an opportunity to sell a few more parts, it's good enough for me.

80sRule

For my 1987, it was $1.59 a bolt for the bolt that holds the caliper to it's bracket. It was $6 a bolt for the ones that hold the bracket to the hub. SO $60 a car to go all bolts for four calipers, or just $12.72 for the caliper to bracket bolts for the whole car. Price shouldn't be that different for the newer cars.

The dealer can get it for you, but it WILL be an ordered item, not likely to be in stock.

GT6

Redeasysport

If you never bled them before yes it will.Mine felt a lot firmer and I know I had boiled the fluid before the bleed during pad bedding.If yours was as nasty looking as mine was the brakes will feel and work much better.

Mr Mojo

I paid $28 for all 8 caliper bolts.

USAFPILOT

Do I need to bleed something inside the car, the ABS computer or something? I already went around the car, then read about that. Now I am low on extra fluid.

c4cruiser

The bolts are a metric 10.1 strength so they should not stretch at 150 ft-lbs. While the service manual does recommend replacing the bolts every time the bracket is removed, it's because the new bolts have a threadlocker compound already installed and not because of stretching..

You can re-use the original bolts after cleaning the threads on the bolts and the bracket and applying some blue Loktite. Don't use the red stuff as it requires heat to loosen the compound.

80sRule

Mr. Mojo, do you mean you paid $28 for the bracket to hub bolts or the caliper to bracket bolts?

Also, did you buy from the dealer, or another source?

GT6