So it's only Ford that says not to reuse?
What about thread locker? Again only Ford?
What about thread locker? Again only Ford?
Does everyone use new bolts for caliper bracket?
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Never have or had to.....
I've only replaced if the head of the bolt was in so - so condition.....Like if you used an old 12 point socket on them and messed them up a bit. Don't know much about the Ford situation. ( Haven't had one since I was a teenager in the early 80's ). Normally, I re-use them with a 6 point socket, no problems. Here in the RUST BELT, you're always getting new caliper brackets anyway, and they come with new pins, bolts, boots. So, never really had the chance to ruin a pin bolt. Got drawers full of them. Anybody need some ????? I'm out of room 
Volvo (older RWD) always said to replace. I did on used beaters with little history. Now days, the already stretched bolts probably better than the weak Chinese replacements!!
Ford bolts must be poor quality. I thought they said Quality was Job 1.
My understanding is that VW has a lot of one-time use bolts too. Surely not all of them are stretch bolts. Am guessing that the engineers wanted locktite on the bolts, and found that it was best to have the bolt manufacturer coat the bolt (faster for production), but then that means the bolt has to be replaced after each use. Seems excessive to me but there must have been a reason in the first place.
Never did but mine had no rust on them. I have only replaced the boots or rubber stuff and not even the calipers or the brackets.
Mercedes, Volvo and Toyota say not to re-use them. It’s not just Ford.
I think you meant to say that VW and other German bolts must be of poor quality, since those manufacturers consider their bolts to be “one time use”.
That is exactly what I think Ford does. There's really no other reason for it on a lot of the OTU bolts.
I get throwing away TTY ones, but Ford puts OTU on dang near everything.
Why can't I pop the bolts in my ultrasonic cleaner. Then coat with thread locker.
I just hit them with a wire brush and apply some blue.
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Agree. If a boot is tty, or has some angle requirement, I’ll replace it.
If it’s because of the application of loctite, no… I’ll prime and then apply the correct thread locker.
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Never replaced one, l never seen one fail neither.
Torque Angle doesn't always denote that the fastener is TTY, I doubt many domestic vehicles use TTY caliper bracket bolts as I've never felt the fastener yield/stretch.
I had one once that was stripped, somehow, but have never replaced one otherwise.
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I know it's a Toyota thing on fixed calipers, but those bolts are pretty expensive. They could double a DIY job almost. In speaking to a Japanese indie, they told me not necessary. So I didn't. And putting loctite was not recommended although you can see OE has something applied.
This is 2016, a Toyota brake job could be well over $600+ per axle with the sensors, it would be shocking to see what that same job is in 2025
each set is per axle, here they are for the front
https://ebay.us/m/YVljEh
This is 2016, a Toyota brake job could be well over $600+ per axle with the sensors, it would be shocking to see what that same job is in 2025
each set is per axle, here they are for the front
https://ebay.us/m/YVljEh
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