Help Stoptech Screws are broken or the caliper are!
I don't think its user error because two of the bolts went on the other two caliper perfectly fine! Only two of the caliper never worked. It would screw it but the line would wiggle making the screw not work. I could even hold the caliper up by just holding the screw with my hand so I think the bottom tread of the caliper were fck up from the dealer.
I don't know if I can call Grubbs infiniti to try to warranty it since Its been powdercoated and also its been two month since I order it.
I don't know if I can call Grubbs infiniti to try to warranty it since Its been powdercoated and also its been two month since I order it.
Game Plan:
Bring my stuff to uncle tomorrow to see if the helicoil will work.
If That doesn't work! I will put back on stock and order two new calipers overnight and get them powdercoated again.
Bring my stuff to uncle tomorrow to see if the helicoil will work.
If That doesn't work! I will put back on stock and order two new calipers overnight and get them powdercoated again.
Been gone a day, but I read all the posts. I can't see how you stripped the caliper. If you turned the bolt good way in by hand, but if it is too long and then you hit "bottom" that would strip the calipers. Do you think that is what happened?
Did everything work on the front 4-pot calipers and it is the rear 2-pot that does not work?
Are you sure you have the right parts? Unless something changed in last 6 months or so, Goodridge had not fit a set of lines to our car. That is why I went with StopTech.
Did everything work on the front 4-pot calipers and it is the rear 2-pot that does not work?
Are you sure you have the right parts? Unless something changed in last 6 months or so, Goodridge had not fit a set of lines to our car. That is why I went with StopTech.
Been gone a day, but I read all the posts. I can't see how you stripped the caliper. If you turned the bolt good way in by hand, but if it is too long and then you hit "bottom" that would strip the calipers. Do you think that is what happened?
Did everything work on the front 4-pot calipers and it is the rear 2-pot that does not work?
Are you sure you have the right parts? Unless something changed in last 6 months or so, Goodridge had not fit a set of lines to our car. That is why I went with StopTech.
Did everything work on the front 4-pot calipers and it is the rear 2-pot that does not work?
Are you sure you have the right parts? Unless something changed in last 6 months or so, Goodridge had not fit a set of lines to our car. That is why I went with StopTech.
DON't SIGN OFF! Let me upload a quick video for you
I will post the part number tomorrow. I already lock the door and turn on the alarm.
40 percent on the video. Its almost done uploading so hold up. I want to show you what the screw is doing.
40 percent on the video. Its almost done uploading so hold up. I want to show you what the screw is doing.
Hopefully this vid works. Let me know if it doesn't. Basically if you watch it you see me spinning it with my hand then it just spin in place. You even see me lift the caliper with just the screw meaning it has treads.
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I wouldn't be surprised if Goodridge mislabeled the package. On my old car, I went through 3 different boxes that were all labeled "correctly," but were for a different model of the same vehicle. I finally gave up and bought a different brand, whic worked perfectly the first try.
I wouldn't be surprised if Goodridge mislabeled the package. On my old car, I went through 3 different boxes that were all labeled "correctly," but were for a different model of the same vehicle. I finally gave up and bought a different brand, whic worked perfectly the first try.
I watched the video.
First, did you take one of the bolts out of the caliper that tightened up and try it in this caliper? If not, you may want too.
If you started the bolt by hand each time like in the video (I do not recall mine "wobbling" like yours during first few turns) and turned it 4-5 turns by hand then you could not have cross-threaded on the start. Was it like this the very first time?
Did you bottom out the banjo bolt and then use a socket wrench to try and tighten it and then it became loose? My instructions said to not use a torque wrench and be careful not to overtighen because you could strip the caliper....think you overtightened?
If you did not do either of these, then are you sure you have the right parts?
First, did you take one of the bolts out of the caliper that tightened up and try it in this caliper? If not, you may want too.
If you started the bolt by hand each time like in the video (I do not recall mine "wobbling" like yours during first few turns) and turned it 4-5 turns by hand then you could not have cross-threaded on the start. Was it like this the very first time?
Did you bottom out the banjo bolt and then use a socket wrench to try and tighten it and then it became loose? My instructions said to not use a torque wrench and be careful not to overtighen because you could strip the caliper....think you overtightened?
If you did not do either of these, then are you sure you have the right parts?
I watched the video.
First, did you take one of the bolts out of the caliper that tightened up and try it in this caliper? If not, you may want too.
If you started the bolt by hand each time like in the video (I do not recall mine "wobbling" like yours during first few turns) and turned it 4-5 turns by hand then you could not have cross-threaded on the start. Was it like this the very first time?
Did you bottom out the banjo bolt and then use a socket wrench to try and tighten it and then it became loose? My instructions said to not use a torque wrench and be careful not to overtighen because you could strip the caliper....think you overtightened?
If you did not do either of these, then are you sure you have the right parts?
First, did you take one of the bolts out of the caliper that tightened up and try it in this caliper? If not, you may want too.
If you started the bolt by hand each time like in the video (I do not recall mine "wobbling" like yours during first few turns) and turned it 4-5 turns by hand then you could not have cross-threaded on the start. Was it like this the very first time?
Did you bottom out the banjo bolt and then use a socket wrench to try and tighten it and then it became loose? My instructions said to not use a torque wrench and be careful not to overtighen because you could strip the caliper....think you overtightened?
If you did not do either of these, then are you sure you have the right parts?
It was exactly how it was out the box when I put it on. I'm pretty sure I did not cross thread it because I did all them the same way. Only two didn't work so it has to be some other reason or else all of them would be messed up.
I tighten it by hand until it was pressing the washer down then spun it with a 5 inch socket wrench once and stop where it wasn't too tight. Basically all the tread went all the way down but the line was always still wiggly. We unscrewed it and screwed it back on again without the line and thats when we realize tread was still showing. It work on the other two but for these two the bolt never went down. It would stop at those few treads.
these factors come into play:
goodridge lines
powder coating
caliper were malfunction from factory
Were these our calipers that you took off and had powercoated? If not, did you buy new or used?
I try all four of the bolts in that one caliper and it did not work. I try all four bolts on a different caliper and those work fine.
It was exactly how it was out the box when I put it on. I'm pretty sure I did not cross thread it because I did all them the same way. Only two didn't work so it has to be some other reason or else all of them would be messed up.
I tighten it by hand until it was pressing the washer down then spun it with a 5 inch socket wrench once and stop where it wasn't too tight. Basically all the tread went all the way down but the line was always still wiggly. We unscrewed it and screwed it back on again without the line and thats when we realize tread was still showing. It work on the other two but for these two the bolt never went down. It would stop at those few treads.
these factors come into play:
goodridge lines
powder coating
caliper were malfunction from factory
It was exactly how it was out the box when I put it on. I'm pretty sure I did not cross thread it because I did all them the same way. Only two didn't work so it has to be some other reason or else all of them would be messed up.
I tighten it by hand until it was pressing the washer down then spun it with a 5 inch socket wrench once and stop where it wasn't too tight. Basically all the tread went all the way down but the line was always still wiggly. We unscrewed it and screwed it back on again without the line and thats when we realize tread was still showing. It work on the other two but for these two the bolt never went down. It would stop at those few treads.
these factors come into play:
goodridge lines
powder coating
caliper were malfunction from factory
Yeah I order infiniti Akebono kit from grubbs infiniti. I had them ship the calipers straight to Mike The Powdercoater from the dealership. I had it for two months but never open it until monday.I put it on and it was messed up like that. Now it looks like my only option is now is bringing it to my uncle and hope he can do something with it and a helicoil.
I'm trying to get it on for a show I got sunday but if he can't fix it then I will put on the stocks and just overnight new ones to mike to powdercoat then overnight to me for whenever. I probably won't make the show but at least I will have my brakes
I'm trying to get it on for a show I got sunday but if he can't fix it then I will put on the stocks and just overnight new ones to mike to powdercoat then overnight to me for whenever. I probably won't make the show but at least I will have my brakes
