Archived 911!!! Bolt that holds rear caliper on the bracket broke!!!

[JasonCzerak]

Crap! just CRAP. I've broken more bolts with little effort then I can shake a stick at latly.



So the bracket that holds the caliper on in the rear, I broke that cheap a55 little bolt. drill out a nice hole, bolt extractor... guess what. . BROKE THAT TOO! I must be super man here or something.



So, does anyone know what a new bracket will cost? If it's the same or cheaper then 1 - 2 hours of machine work to get this ******* out... I can go to a 24 hour truck place to have them work on it. the guy tells me it's a 50/50 shot to save the threads.



What do you folks suggest?

 

[B.G. Smith]

I would give the truck service place a shot, there are more ways than one to skin a cat. If the service guy is really young, forget it. bg

 

[Matt400]

What do you folks suggest?

Forget saving the threads, drill it out using the bit in the kit sized for the replacement thread insert for your new replacement caliper bolt. helicoil



Any Autoparts store should have it.

 

[JasonCzerak]

no stores open. . no drill bits big enough, and it sounds like a kid, working 2nd shift when I called the 24hour place.



I think the place is to have hte GF take the day off, as me, spend some time together after I fix this. I'll call a junk yard and dealership in the AM to see what a replacement bracket will run me.