Hi Gang First post so be gentle with me Question is ::: are stainless caliper bolts safe?? i ordered some a2-7 stainless M10 x 35's , and then done the dreaded google search, lots of people are saying NO DONT USE THEM very loudly, all down to the then possibly shearing, and after doing a Sete Gibernau and flipping the bike over forwards doing about 40mph, talk about stopping on a sixpence!! when the sticky front pad decided it wanted to lock on, full flip of the bike landed on its wheels and shot of up the road about 100ft and something that resembled a 'Triple Lindy' (google it ) from me, i dont fancy the prospect of my front brakes failing me again so with that in mind i also ordered some a4-8 M10 x 35 which will be going on the bike instead, as the graph shows they are closer to the 8.8 i took of, next one, hi tensile you can torque up as it stretches when you do, but its a one time usage right ?? how much torque do i do the stainless ones?? as they dont have that luxury of stretch all the best Colin
No fella, i did do a quick search before i posted, but im a noob in here you got the link by any chance?
Stainless Brake Caliper Bolts Or Not ? | Ducati Forum this will only bring you back here - I couldn't find it on a search either...
So it's a bath or a baff then never the twain shall meet these are the puppies i wanted Vis tête cylindrique 6 pans creux ISO 4762 M10 X 1.50 X 40mm Inox 316L100 BUMAX 109® - TDI Grade . Strength .class. Tensile strength . Elongation, min (mm) 88 ......... 88 ....... 800 ......... 640 .................. 0.3 d 109 ....... 109 ..... 1000 ......... 900 .................. 0.2 d those are equivalent to your rusty zinc coated 8.8 Ducati ones the bottom one ever better but could i find the order button .... no i found the torque settings for the a4-7 and a4-8 stainless they are the bottom ones on the list Bumax and finally i got my a4-8 M10 x 35 from here A4-80 M10 Socket Head Cap / Allen Screws (DIN 912) for a Grand Total 0f £13.37 for 6
I've run A2 in my brakes on several different bikes without any issues. Many a customer have to. Yes, technically they're not to spec of the originals, but I'd use them again if needed to. I've torqued them all to stock 43Nm.
