NE14SIN

I know they have the green,blue and red color loctite, but I don't know what color to use on the brake caliper bolts. Also, where else do I use it when I am replacing the front wheel bearings.

QuikZilver

You can use blue on the bolts that hold the brake caliper bracket. Don't use red on anything unless you have impact tools that can take it off if you need to do any other repairs. I have replaced my rotors 3 times and have never needed to use loctite on the brake caliper bracket. Get a bottle of blue and use it if you feel it is necessary.

edsalinas

I agree with Whitvette 100%......

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jstkrsn

Hope blue is the right one, that's what I used on mine.

sumoboy

You don't have to hope since blue is the right one.
Never use red unless you want to get out the ol' torch on the next brake job.

jackdaroofer

:cheers: Since we are dealing with opinions, let me toss in MHO

I would use red on the bolts that hold the caliper brackets to the knuckles and blue elsewhere.

The red is really not that hard to get off and you are not likely to have to take the caliper brackets off unless you are changing roters.

Red can be relatively easily broken free by applying a few minutes of heat from your proplane torch and then letting everything cool down!

Many people who apply the heat try to break the bolts loose while they are still hot. Won't work! Let them cool down ( shrink) and it breaks the bond.

Really pretty easy. Read the labels on the red and the blue and look at torgue values on various nuts and bolts :D

According to GM, they want you to replace caliber bracket bolts after each time you remove them. GM Bolts come with a "loctite" equivalent. Red Loctite is equal to the task.

Not to disagree with my buddy Ed, but I once reinstalled caliper bracket bolts without loctite, properly torqued, and actually had them back some off after some hard driving. That was scary!

Just MHO

Jack :seeya

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NavyVet

:iagree: Or, run a few hot laps and you will generate enough heat to do the same thing :D

Crazy Canuck

A general rule of thumb I use when determining when to apply loctite is to check the threads of the fasteners you are removing. If you see old loctite on there, then you should probably put some back on when you reassemble. If there's none on there, then your probably ok to do without. Of course, it doesn't hurt to put some on anyway if your not sure.
Personally, I stick with the blue.