Date:         Mon, 15 Jul 2013 09:50:50 -0700
Reply-To:     Tom Carchrae <tom@CARCHRAE.NET>
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From:         Tom Carchrae <tom@CARCHRAE.NET>
Subject:      Re: burning smell - brakes or tire?
Comments: To: mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net>
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Thanks Mark.  You're right - I checked the Bentley again, and the 26 ft lb
spec is in the 86 and up section and refers to the caliper housing.  It
says the 19mm bolts are 116 ft lb torque.













On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 9:31 AM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:

> You may be mixing up info for other model vans than yours.  The 86+ with
> Girling calipers use 2 small M8 bolts with 13mm heads to hold each
> caliper to the carrier guide pins. Those are supposed to only be used
> once. If you get new pin bolts from an auto parts supplier they should
> come with thread locking compound already on them.
>
> The main caliper bolts on 80-85 vans are 19mm head and use less torque
> than 86+ with larger caliper bolts and 22mm heads. Either way, the main
> bolts can be reused.
>
> Mark
>