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Brembo Calliper. torque Settings


Dicky

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Can anyone please confirm for me that the Brembo calliper securing bolts (2 big ones, 19mm I think) are torqued to 152.1 - 154.9 N·m ( 113 - 114 ft - lb) as indicated in the Workshop Manual. It's seems mighty tight and I've been unable to reach the required setting due to length of my torque wrench and access probs with the car on low setting axel stands.

If it's right I'll have to run it up the ramps tomorrow and try again.

All discs and pads now changed, starting on the servicing tomorrow.........getting to old for this now me thinks.

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I'm loosing confidence in this manual, its for USA cars but I'd hoped it would still be relavent.

The torque setting for the wheel nuts are quoted as 98.1 - 127 N·m ( 73 - 93 ft-lb) which sounds like your caliper torque setting

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I was going to quote the 113-114 as well but yes that is very very tight. Had my step dad trying as hard as he could but he couldn't get the torque wrench to click to say it had reached the required torque.

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Thanks Alex, it just seems bloody tight and I'm scared I'll damage something. I've search the net and as you say the numbers apear to be right. More bottles of Newcastle Brown Ale required then before tomorrow

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Thanks Alex, it just seems bloody tight and I'm scared I'll damage something. I've search the net and as you say the numbers apear to be right. More bottles of Newcastle Brown Ale required then before tomorrow

 

114 ft-lb is not exceptionally tight for the thickness of the bolts.

 

The reason that it appears to be is because you are not getting in the correct position to apply the torque.

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Alex ..... Is that the same ftlb settings for the 370z brakes? As the instructions I had were to 80 on the caliper bolts....

 

I believe that the 370 torque is 98 ft-lb.

 

Best nip mine up a touch then !!

 

Might be a plan. :thumbs:

 

80 is less than your wheel nut torque.

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All done, thank God. The rear wheel Brembo mounting bolts are most awkward to get at and needing to use the socket extension doesn't help either, but managed. Not as much a pain as changing the spark plugs as it happens, but there sorted as well now. So that's new discs and pads all around fitted, oil and filter changed, coolent changed, K&N filter cleaned. Going to clean the throttle controller tomorrow and that's about it.

Thanks again for everyone's help

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