Stainless fastners

[ghost-rider]

I have used stainless fasteners for attaching brake callipers. I reasoned they are not under tensile stress (I mean the bolts are not stretched by the applied loads) and the stainless steel is also at least as strong the aluminium it's screwed into. Also the originals were corroded so had to be weaker than new.

I would not use stainless for the bolts that hold the actual calliper together. They are taking bending and tensile loads.

How about the foot brake pivot bolt or the big bolt that bolts the arm to the rear final drive wud u be ok there??? While were on the subject anyone know what the torque setting is for this bolt???

 

[JASONBC]

Gradually ive been replacing a few of the fastners on me gsa for stainless, front engine cover, cylinder guards etc., which i thought was a gud idea, but ive just been flicking through a few postings on google etc. And it appears some people think stainless fastners on a motorbike are a bad idea due to corrosion, strength etc. etc., so what do peeps think on ere then, gud idea or bad?????

I Always use stainless fasteners when replacing exhisting one's a little bit of Ali or copper slip i've never had any issues only been biking just over 20 years

 

[Bendy toy]

The footrest brackets to frame and pivot pins on my Yamaha Diversion 900 are all stainless and have about 40,000 miles on them. The pillion footrest pivots have recently gone stiff so need to come apart for cleanng.

This might help its peer reviewed these days. Look at the yield strength figures

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_tensile_strength