HELP!
by sydemoid » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:08 pm
Wassup guys and gals?
Well, I hope you guys are ok, Im not... just had a little scare on my way home from work...
As you may know I installed ercisol's kit on my car, and everything was great for the past month or so... until tonite.
One of the screws holding the driver's side caliper came loose, and fell off
, while I was driving 
.... needless to say, not a good thing.
Furtunately my many years of experience driving came into play, and I managed to pull over, at which time things got worse. Imagine a loose caliper only held by one bolt clacking away, as you drive, or try to stop... scary as hell!
The threadlock I used apparently didnt make it to the inner threads of the caliper, and dried out before they made it in there... and Im guessing the vibration from all the driving I have done just added to the equation.
Everything is ok, and I actually got to drive home, my brother picked up some spare parts I had laying around, and I had to install the stock rotors on, in order to get home
, I was only 5 minutes away from home too..
But here is my question to you folks.... Where can I find the bolts that hold this kit together?... Im going to autozone, and R&S strauss in the morning to see if I can find them, they are the stock caliper's thread pattern, except they are about 8-10mm longer.
Any help would be appreciated....
drive safe, and learn from my mistake..... it could have been far greater than getting stuck on Northern Boulevard for 30 minutes...
-One
Well, I hope you guys are ok, Im not... just had a little scare on my way home from work...
As you may know I installed ercisol's kit on my car, and everything was great for the past month or so... until tonite.
One of the screws holding the driver's side caliper came loose, and fell off
, while I was driving .... needless to say, not a good thing.
Furtunately my many years of experience driving came into play, and I managed to pull over, at which time things got worse. Imagine a loose caliper only held by one bolt clacking away, as you drive, or try to stop... scary as hell!
The threadlock I used apparently didnt make it to the inner threads of the caliper, and dried out before they made it in there... and Im guessing the vibration from all the driving I have done just added to the equation.
Everything is ok, and I actually got to drive home, my brother picked up some spare parts I had laying around, and I had to install the stock rotors on, in order to get home
, I was only 5 minutes away from home too..
But here is my question to you folks.... Where can I find the bolts that hold this kit together?... Im going to autozone, and R&S strauss in the morning to see if I can find them, they are the stock caliper's thread pattern, except they are about 8-10mm longer.
Any help would be appreciated....
drive safe, and learn from my mistake..... it could have been far greater than getting stuck on Northern Boulevard for 30 minutes...
-One
Geeks get it done, while Nerds whimper and call for mommie.
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