So I did the GSX caliper conversion a few weeks and what a great mod it is. However, today I learned a valuable lesson. I did not locktite the bolts that attach the bracket to the axle/rotor/whatever.
I torqued them but thought that loctite would be too hard to remove when I get ready to do the powerslot +1 kit that i am planning.
Long story short, the top bolt vibrated out, the caliper swung down and hit the wheel at 90 MPH today on the highway.
Loud bang, horrible screech, pants peed (not really but it makes for good drame)
I stopped immediatly with the other three brakes and just rode the squeal out.
The caliper laying aginst the wheel carved two nice channels into my nice pretty Enkei wheel.
New bolt and a new balance job later I am back on the road but geez what an experience that would have all been avoided had i just used a little loctite. Lesson to all.
#29275, "RE: lesson learned" In response to Reply # 1
dammit... now I'm paranoid... I'm always paranoid lately though, I just put in the whole suspension without a torque wrench :-\ So far so good, but I will get back in there and torque everything down to spec eventually.
#29277, "RE: lesson learned" In response to Reply # 3
Yeah I agree with cas and Josh. Never loctited them down 8 years in the shop and 14 years on my own cars. Never had a comback for something like that. Just imagien how bad they are to loosen when loctite isnt used, then add the hassel of loctite. You'll never get the caliper off without heating the bracket.
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and ive been in and out of the brakes like 400 million times
