Re: [TR] Thanks for the help on Spit vertical link

["Randall" <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>]

> On my second try with a heli coil I got the caliper bolt to 
> hold with the
> recommended 65 ft/lbs of torque. 

Uhm, so what happens when you jump on the brakes for a panic stop and the force 
on the threads goes up?  The force on the caliper is
going to be somewhere around 1/3 to 1/2 the weight of the car.

Randall

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