12-03-12, 06:19 PM
(12-03-12, 06:06 PM)born to be mild link Wrote: Ive just had mine to bits to paint it,its just a nut and bolt, give it a whack from the outside, the caliper isnt threaded and it will pop out. what i cant get my head around is how the bolt head sheared off, is the nut still there on the other side?
Cheers mate, didn't want to start whacking it without knowing whether it was threaded or not!
I'm a bit puzzled too how it's happened but yes, the nut is still there on the other side. You can see that's it's rusty and I guess that constant stressing and un-stressing has finally caused severe metal fatigue. That bolt would constantly pivot with the suspension going up and down so I can see it wearing...wouldn't expect it to shear of course though! :eek