I do a 1200 stainless kit that contains all those bolts, and many more including engine cover bolts, all for £50
But my kit doesn't have the disc bolts for a post 2008 bike, which use different discs and the bolts come with the discs.
Brake caliper bolts
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I do a 1200 stainless kit that contains all those bolts, and many more including engine cover bolts, all for £50
But my kit doesn't have the disc bolts for a post 2008 bike, which use different discs and the bolts come with the discs.
I'll repeat again what I said before:
There is no way established companies who sell 1000's of these kits would use "catering grade" or whatever SS for brake bolts. The companies who make these bolts are engineering companies. They know what the spec needs to be.
If anyone had a serious injury of near miss due to a sheared SS bolt the press would be all over it.
There is no problem, there will not be a problem.
TBH these are exactly the things the Bureaucrats in Brussels are on the case about. In a few years you will not be able to deviate in any way from the manufactures specification.
There is no way established companies who sell 1000's of these kits would use "catering grade" or whatever SS for brake bolts. The companies who make these bolts are engineering companies. They know what the spec needs to be.
If anyone had a serious injury of near miss due to a sheared SS bolt the press would be all over it.
There is no problem, there will not be a problem.
TBH these are exactly the things the Bureaucrats in Brussels are on the case about. In a few years you will not be able to deviate in any way from the manufactures specification.
Established companies who can provide stainless grades fit for purpose are not the problem. There are literally tonnes of 'stainless' bolts available in the market place which are not fit for automotive use.The materials have no physical test results or traceability and are only supplied on a chemistry basis.
The bureaucrats in Brussels have nothing to do with it. Fasteners are determined by qualified engineers according to application. Every single safety critical fastener on your bike/car is spec'd up to international engineering standards. BMW require batch testing of every critical fastener they use and keep these records. B&Q don't
Previous experience with a locked up rear wheel and a rapidly approaching lamp post would lead me to believe that this gentleman is correct.
Then there is the five years I spent studying metallurgy,post empirical research,that would lead me to believe that this gentleman is absolutely correct.
There will always be the reasoning that 'feck it, it will be ok because it usually is and they wouldn't sell them if', but I would class that as belief rather than reasoning.
Kremmen
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I've had stainless in mine for 4 years and 1000's of miles and hard braking and guess what, they ain't broke
But then i dont tax my bike and guess what i've never been caught
Correct tensile bolts should only be used
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Always surprises me that people go to great lengths to get the correct oil, brake fluid, tyres, disc pads etc then fit any old crap to one of the most important parts on the bike the brake caliper. Can you imagine the sheer stress on a caliper bolt everytime you anchor up from 70! and that sheer stress also has a tensile component.
Most stainless replacements are advertised as "fasteners" and that's just what the are. Agree that some replacements may be "fit for purpose" but unless you know exactly what you are looking at you won't know if it's safe for your application.
In my line of work material specification and verification is paramount. You can never ever take risks when failure could result in death or injury.
This is one area where, if you are not an expert you should either live with rust or replace with OEM only.
Agreed
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