Ed Petry

Saw a car that had bolts holding the pads in the calipers. Why would you want to do this? I see that the bolts and nuts would be more secure in a way but the pins are held in with the keeper. Is this a racing thing?

Thanks in advance.

mikey_audiogeek

Are you talking about the caliper bridge bolt? It's not there to hold the pads in, it is there to stop the caliper from spreading under pressure.

Ed Petry

I do not know the term "caliper bridge bolt". The two retaining pins in the hardware mounting kits were replaced by bolts and nuts. See item # 15 in this diagram

http://www.autoatlanta.com/porsche-p...section=602-00

Items #15 and #16 were not on the calipers. Front or rear. Just two long bolts and nuts on each caliper.

Thanks

Van

That's just some funky hill-billy fix...

Later model Porsches have a bridge bolt threaded through the back side of the caliper instead of pins:

thomasmryan

Van, I resemble that statement))

Let's go with penny wise and dollar foolish or Darwinian theory. : )

I don't see a pad sliding freely on threads...just something waiting to happen.