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Old 10-14-2007, 03:49 PM
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hey guys this is the second time this has happened to me.. the (4) bolts that hold the brake assembley on the front of my truck have gotten loose and ive had to tighten them up.. anyone have this problem? or know why mine is doing this? the bolts aren't stripped or anything. it also occurred once in the back as well
 
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Old 10-14-2007, 05:03 PM
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I'm assuming you mean the caliper bracket bolts and caliper bolts? If so, the caliper bracket bolts must be torqued alot with blue thread lock from Loctite. The caliper bolts I usually just apply a bit of anti-seize and tighten pretty good as well.
 
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Old 10-15-2007, 12:20 PM
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thank ya, i kinda figured that's what i had to do
 
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Old 10-15-2007, 01:36 PM
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yep

had the same problem on my truck about 5 years ago! i solved it with threadlocker, have had no problems since.
 



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