2001 Dodge Intrepid

2001 DODGE INTREPID
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CURLYMCGIN
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Brakes problem
2001 Dodge Intrepid

i have stripped the thread in one of the holes to the caliper on drivers side bare with me i am a 45 yr old female who has done many brakes but this time i screwed up . can i rethread the hole a put a slight bigger bolt in the caliper
Feb 23, 2009 at 1:53 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi:
You have two options. First, you can't place a larger bolt in it because the caliper is designed to slide and a larger bolt won't fit. So, you can purchase a helicoil for it. Drill out the stripped hole and rethread it for a heilicoil. Or they make a replacement bolt for this exact problem that is self tapping into the stripped hole, but the slide is the same as the orig.

I would recommend the replacement bolt. Just call the parts store and tell them the situation and what you are looking for.

Let me know if yo have other questions.

Joe
Feb 24, 2009 at 8:09 AM
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