How to :Creating caliper mounts

[LeeRoy]

How about (depending on the clearance behind the caliper), you get a bit of plate steel and weld two studs onto it then feed those through the caliper holes, through the caliper bracket, and then just put some bolts on the end.

[The Real Roadrunner]

nah .. i hate helicoils. esp when they are in alloy ... The only good helicoil thread repair i think is those plug style inserts..

timeserts my brother, they are "the shit". there available through WURTH AUST but you'll be bending over when you buy a kit (take your own lube), helicoils suck teh balls.

cheers
linden

[30psi 4agte]

"time sert"........... thats what i was trying to describe../\/\

Wurth (see that<- )their cost though if you have a F%%ed thread that see alot of torque.

[30psi 4agte]

I have just updated the first two posts with the finished brackets

[thepeter]

thanks - this will come in handy. especially the mounting, eliminating the overhang by notching the mounts.

+ rep

[jezza323]

is there a reason you did not weld the spacers to the bracket all the way around?

and what did you use to cut the outline of the brackets?

[LeeRoy]

Are there any isses with the caliper brackets being welded or are they meant to be made out of one peice of steel?

I believe he didnt weld the whole way around because of the clearance needed between the caliper and the bracket/spacer.

[jezza323]

I believe he didnt weld the whole way around because of the clearance needed between the caliper and the bracket/spacer.

that would probably make sense....if i had thought about it i might have even picked that up myself

[30psi 4agte]

I didnt weld all the wway around because of the clearance issues like Le Roy said.

To cut the mounting plate i used a angle grinder and then linished them. ( basicly use what ever you can!)

LEEROY: I dont see any issues with the spacers being welded... I didnt really have to do it but i wanted them to be one piece so i did it..

I could have made the whole thing from one piece of steel but the amount of work involved in it was huge .... so i did it the way i have

[LeeRoy]

I dont see any issues with the spacers being welded... I didnt really have to do it but i wanted them to be one piece so i did it..

I could have made the whole thing from one piece of steel but the amount of work involved in it was huge .... so i did it the way i have

Yeh thats so true, plus i spose you would have wasted a fair amount of metal and the cost to make them would have been higher.

They look the goods though. Nice work

[o_man_ra23]

Excellent work here... +rep for sure, and this will most probably come in handy for me in the near future.

Plus great work on the finishing of the product, looks VERY neat.

[medwin46]

Did it say in the first post what grade steel you used? I think i went a bit overkill, but i used Bis80 for my front caliper brackets, mind you they are 4-pot AP racing calipers so i imagine there'll be a fair amount of stress on the mount.....

[30psi 4agte]

Updated the start of the thread again with a pic off the finished product all bolted up and installed..