I'm replacing my rotors, and to do so you must remove the brake caliper and the caliper mounting bracket from the suspension knuckle, then the GM manual says throw away the mounting bracket bolts and washers, because if they are removed or loosened then they must be replaced with new ones. So my question is, do these mounting bracket bolts really have to be repalced, it sounds like overkill to me, but I'm no pro, any suggestions would be great, thanks.
Many of my racer friends that have changed rotors at the track on a Sunday have cleaned and reused the bolts. Just be sure to use Red Loctite and to torque them correctly.
However if you change them again I would recommend changing them out.
I had Titanium custom ones made.
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Thanks DJ, I'll reuse the orginals along with the loctite, and pick up aother set at the dealership tommorrow, I'd think that would be hardware that they keep in stock... thanks for the advice.
Out of interest, are you replacing your rotors with stock replacements or after market ones? I am in need of new rotors and am wondering if any one one has any suggestions for a good upgrade since I basically run my car on the race track (road course) well over 50 percent of the time. Thanks.
Thanks DJ, I'll reuse the orginals along with the loctite, and pick up aother set at the dealership tommorrow, I'd think that would be hardware that they keep in stock... thanks for the advice.
Chad
When I replaced my rotors, I had the same question. I found it funny that my dealer didn't stock the bolts that the service manual said to replace.
I considered that a clue
I ordered a pile of the bolts for the mounting bracket and caliper from GMPartsDirect.com for next time, but I just cleaned up the threads and used red loctite.
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Very interesting, what type of life do you get out of them and do you believe they offer similar performance (while they last) to the stock rotors. Also, what pads do you use?
The service manual does say to replace them after removal. GM wants to be sure there is 262 red loctite on them. New ones come with a red strip of loctite on them. They are not a "torque to yield" bolt. Clean the bolts and the bracket and reuse them.
Dan I have noticed no difference in performance compared to the stock rotors and they seem to last just as long also. I've been using Hawk hp plus pads, but that is getting really expensive, I'm currently looking for new pads, they do however have great bite with no fade, and seem to be pretty rotor friendly.
Out of interest, are you replacing your rotors with stock replacements or after market ones? I am in need of new rotors and am wondering if any one one has any suggestions for a good upgrade since I basically run my car on the race track (road course) well over 50 percent of the time. Thanks.
If your interested, I have a set of stock rotors with about 5,000 miles, perfect condition, make me an offer.
Wow Leslie wins, now that is a bargain, now can you find us some track pads for less than 100$, then cheap bastards like me can do a few more DE's a year...
Wow Leslie wins, now that is a bargain, now can you find us some track pads for less than 100$, then cheap bastards like me can do a few more DE's a year...
100 yes but you won't be able to stop and it will beyour last event
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Leslie wins, now that is a bargain, now can you find us some track pads for less than 100$, then cheap bastards like me can do a few more DE's a year... 
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