WTB: Rear GT Brake Caliper Bracket, Found it! Yes! Options

[root]

I need to find a rear GT (disc) caliper bracket for the passenger side. I believe it is reversable (sp?), so it doesnt HAVE to be the passenger side. But, the pass side would be nice. Condition doesnt matter a whole lot. All I ask is for the threads in ALL holes to be clean and usable. I dont want a repeat of what has happened over this weekend. (Snapped off a rusted bolt inside old bracket ).

Thanks.

This post has been edited by root: Jun 18, 2007 - 9:22 AM

[eggman40]

I need to find a rear GT (disc) caliper bracket for the passenger side. I believe it is reversable (sp?), so it doesnt HAVE to be the passenger side. But, the pass side would be nice. Condition doesnt matter a whole lot. All I ask is for the threads in ALL holes to be clean and usable. I dont want a repeat of what has happened over this weekend. (Snapped off a rusted bolt inside old bracket ).

Thanks.

That might be a hard part to find. If you cant find one, i would just take the bracket off, and take it to a machine shop so they can remove the broken bolt for you. Im sure it wont be more than $20-$25. And it any of the treads are messed up, they can re-tap it for you.



Or if you really wanted to you could do it yourself, they sell kits to remove broken bolts, but its pretty hard and you need a bit of skill. Good luck

[toyotacrazy]

I need to find a rear GT (disc) caliper bracket for the passenger side. I believe it is reversable (sp?), so it doesnt HAVE to be the passenger side. But, the pass side would be nice. Condition doesnt matter a whole lot. All I ask is for the threads in ALL holes to be clean and usable. I dont want a repeat of what has happened over this weekend. (Snapped off a rusted bolt inside old bracket ).

Thanks.

That might be a hard part to find. If you cant find one, i would just take the bracket off, and take it to a machine shop so they can remove the broken bolt for you. Im sure it wont be more than $20-$25. And it any of the treads are messed up, they can re-tap it for you.



Or if you really wanted to you could do it yourself, they sell kits to remove broken bolts, but its pretty hard and you need a bit of skill. Good luck

I agree. If you want to bring it to me Ill do it.

[eggman40]

Sorry, i Just read your post elsewhere about you trying to remove it already. Hope it all goes well.

[root]

I'm pretty sure that the threads are fubar. I was gonna rethread it with my dad's tap set, but the hole thats in there is a tiny bit off center. I don't think I'd be able to get that drilled on center again without a lot of luck. Maybe if I filled the hole in with some hardface weld, I could try to redrill. But the problem is, if I'm forced to go bigger, I'd also have to pull off that tube that's on the caliper and drill that out as well.

I've already tried the whole bolt remover thing. Snapped two removing bits in the process. And I also snapped off a titainium drill bit in the hole two.

ToyotaCrazy: If you think you have the skill, be my guest. I have had nothing but trouble from that piece of ****. I'll see if I can post some pics for you. Its pretty screwed up. (No pun intended )

[root]

YaY! Found one from the (gasps!) dealership for 50 bones! Not bad for Toyota factory parts.

This post has been edited by root: Jun 18, 2007 - 9:21 AM

[toyotacrazy]

YaY! Found one from the (gasps!) dealership for 50 bones! Not bad for Toyota factory parts.

cool. I would have done it. But probably required helicoil. Oh yea. I cant guarantee that I wont screw it up worse than it is now. But yea get the new one. That sounds like the fastest option.