I'm installing the Cobra Rear Brakes on my car today but the Haynes manual neglects a couple of torque specs. Does anyone know the specs for the brake anchor bracket to housing bolts and the diff cover bolts?

 

100lbs on the brake caliper mounting bracket to the axle, 18-20lbs for the caliper to caliper mounting bracket bolts (I just do drain plug/spark plug tight). Diff cover bolts are spark plug tight at like 12-18lbs and I'd work radially like how you'd snug up a tire.

 

100 ft-lbs, really? I was able to loosen the old ones using a 3/8" socket wrench, w/o a bar attached to it. Do you mean 10 maybe?

 

no... I mean 100. That's ONLY for the caliper mounting brackets to the axle. Not the calipers to the brackets, those are like I said 12-18.

I've never been able to take one off without substantial effort. If it was loose count your blessings that you got to it when you did.

 

Wow, I guess I was lucky.

 

Considering I just sheared the bolt at 70 ft-lbs, maybe we're talking about the wrong bracket. I'm talking about the bracket that mounts to the housing and what the dust shield bolts up to.

 

Found the FRPP instructions and it says 50 ft-lbs. Hopefully the local hardware store has the right size nut and bolt.