Torque specs for Caliper Bracket

[ziggy1969]

Hi everyone,

2003 Montana with a wicked shake in the steering wheel when the brakes are applied. It has been getting more and more annoying to the point that I finally broke down and bought new pads and rotors. But as I was removing the parts, noticed the extra set of bolts...the caliper bracket. WOW are they tight. Now I need to find a breaking bar to crack them. I have read on another post that the torque spec is around the 150 ft/lbs, can anyone confirm ?

What is the torque spec for the caliper bolts ?
What is the torque spec for the caliper bracket bolts?

TIA
Zig

[merc81]

caliper bolts go to 63 lb ft, the brackets are 137 lb ft.

My book is for a '99.
John

[Nitro23]

Good to see the actual torques Merc. Myself have never torqued to spec.

Bracket, 1/2 inch standard rachet as hard as I can go.

Caliper, 1/4 inch rachet as hard as it will go.

Always use a 6 pt socket.

[merc81]

I gotta say, I've never used the torque wrench for any brake parts either

Many of the aluminum bolts are supposed to be replaced after removing them once. I've had the brackets off twice now and not replaced those.

I did put new frame bolts back in after I had the engine/tranny frame taken apart, maybe that makes up for my shortcuts?

[hufhouse]

I got most of my mechanical wisdom from my Dad, who didn't even OWN a torque wrench. At least, I own one now, but I only use it for stuff like mating surfaces with a gasket involved or internal engine stuff.

When I bought my first Haynes Manual, I was shocked to see that there are torque specs for just about every bolt in a car.

Dad just said, "Tighten it up as tight as you can without stripping it out." I'm not a gorilla or anthing, so the advice has worked so far. :-)

[ziggy1969]

thanks to all