Keep your hands clear. if one fails, you have another one). Check "Remember Me?" VerticalScope Inc., 111 Peter Street, Suite 600, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada. When I removed it part of the aluminum came out in the threads and damaged the remaining threads on the way out (threads in the caliper) it tightened up "ok" but after several sets of bleeding it finally rounded out and just spins. Because it is the top bolt the carrier shifts during braking and rubs on the wheel. Does it just screw in (self-tapping)? VerticalScope Inc., 111 Peter Street, Suite 600, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada. Took the brakes off the forks to change the front tire. Should be fine. I have stopped all work to think about it as replacing both Hub Carriers will probably financially write the car off. Brake caliper housing stripped (stupido) | TDIClub Forums It would be better to fill the hole half way with JB weld and re-tap starting from the other side, using the good threads for a starter and alignment. Post mount is M6x1. That risks overloading the remaining bolt and causing a brake failure and/or additional damage to the parts. Thanks for the help, Metal Man. You need to remove the dust seal and the piston from the bore, and for this you should use something non-metallic. Was going to straight up say "yeh helicoil", but then saw Guyecka's reply and remembered it's not alu you'd be doing it too. We have a stripped out brake caliper bolt on ours. Be especially careful with this, as it will damage the car paint. Yeah its' like 21 or so foot lbs. The only issue with a heli-coil is that, since you have to oversize the hole, you might run out of edge distance on the hole. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission, which supports our community. Stack Exchange network consists of 181 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers. However you're probably past that point. :http://www.youtube.com/c/ponie1992Recommended playlist:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCf66q5Bltq076Ft3l_o9wX40J02eI6CnSponsors: Ram Clutches: https://ramclutches.com/Libertatum Apparel: https://libertatumapparel.com/ponie1992 merchandise:https://teespring.com/stores/ponie1992Teespring 6% off promo code:PONIES550Anchor Room 10% discount code: SC_JEREMYInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/ponie1992_s550/ You will now be able to see the caliper. This in on my XC hardtail with BB7s. Heli coil thread repair, 25 results found for 251615219 - AutoDoc Search. Youll need to bleed the brakes before driving the vehicle. If you stripped the threads there all you had to do was go buy another $15 caliper mount. I figure I ride the thing about 80% of the time, so it gets a lot action. Helicoil rethread? Did more searching and found this was an issue with Manitou forks for alot of people.Looks like Helicoil is the answer. To put things in perspective, I did the same thing to my Manitou Black Elite about two years ago.

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