PSA: Check your caliper bolts

[HoosierJeeper]

The rotational noise I had described in an earlier thread turned out to be the caliber bracket bolts becoming loose (rubbing the rim) and eventually coming off. The bracket dropped down, ruined a rim and caused a blowout. Not mention a loss of braking power.

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They should be torqued to 100ftlbs as per the FSM.

 

[uss2defiant]

I hope that was it and you weren't injured!

 

[Leeann]

Ouch!

 

[HoosierJeeper]

Forgot to mention this was on the front...not sure if the rear torque spec is the same.

And thanks no one was hurt, happened pulling away from a stop light.

 

[uss2defiant]

Glad you're not injured.

 

[KodiakKJ]

Now l'm going to have to check my right rear caliper bolts. I had to take it off due to a broken lug. It's a good thing it wasn't at high speeds and your Ok.

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[Snail Farmer]

Oh man glad no one was hurt

 

[TwoBobsKJ]

Wow... Sorry about the destroyed rim but really thankful you're OK. Guess what I'll be checking tomorrow...? :emotions34:

Bob

 

[HoosierJeeper]

Thanks everyone...who would've thought about those bolts being an issue?

Anyway, in my search for a new rim, I've checked eBay and CL with no good results. Car-part.com and this place All Factory Wheels | Car & Truck Rims | Aluminum & Polycast Wheels have some, any others I should check?

 

[renegade 04]

Good to hear that you are okay! Never would have taught that a brake caliber would cause all of that!

 

[uss2defiant]

would putting blue loctite prevent this? I still have a brake job to do on the jeep.

Also if you put a picture and the specs of the rim, I'm sure some of us will help search for a replacement rim.

 

[HoosierJeeper]

I just put some red loctite on the driver's sides bolts, will do the same when I get the new passenger side ones tomorrow ($8 per bolt at the dealer FWIW)

The rim is the 17x7.5 Dakar in the Silver finish

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[Neal]

I just put some red loctite on the driver's sides bolts, will do the same when I get the new passenger side ones tomorrow ($8 per bolt at the dealer FWIW)

The rim is the 17x7.5 Dakar in the Silver finish

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The red Loctite has to be heated to remove, use the blue Loctite on bolts you will want to remove.

 

[uss2defiant]

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[HoosierJeeper]

The red Loctite has to be heated to remove, use the blue Loctite on bolts you will want to remove.

Oh shit....will I have problems getting them off tomorrow to put blue on instead? I only use a small drop.
EDIT: Took them off, will use Blue on them now. Thanks.
And Uss....thanks for the links!

 

[uss2defiant]

I added a few more.
Just sparring a few minutes. Hope those work.
I didn't go through the whole google hits.

 

[CactusJacked]

The blue Loctite is recommended to be used on 1/4"-1/2" diameter bolts. You can use red on small bolts, if it's something you don't want to remove very easily, but it's overkill for a number of uses that are smaller than 1/2". With that said, I've never used any loctite on caliper bolts. When torqued down properly, they don't come loose.

 

[tommudd]

Like Catcus never used loctite on any brake bolts.

 

[TheBlueKJ]

This same thing happened to me in December completely destroyed the rim

 

[CactusJacked]

Come to think of it, I think the only loctite on my Jeep is the main lug nuts holding the wheel adapters to the hubs, and a dab on the rear driveshaft u-joint bolts. I've had a lot of things apart on mine, and I put anti-seize on every other bolt bolt that went back on.