brake caliper bracket bolt

dngrous_dime · 07-02-2008, 08:15 PM

Can you post up a list of everything you needed to swap to rear discs, and prices? I've got a spare rearend to work with, so I can take my time getting it all assembled before I swap it in. Is the junkyard or dealer the only place to get the backing plates?

kovz34 · 07-02-2008, 08:35 PM

Ill do my best to list the things, people can add to it as they see fit.

I bought the rearend from a junkyard. It was 2001 2wd blazer rearend with 3:42 gears, 7.625", limited slip, with disk brakes - $250

I bought the brake calipers and brackets to mount them from www.rockauto.com. They were $89/ea because of the core charge. I did not have cores to turn in.

I bought the rotors and pads from autozone. I think it was like $135 total for both pairs

The rearend came with backing plates / flange to mount the caliper bracket to.

I had to buy 2 brake lines. 1 for each side that connected from the hardline on one side and to the caliper on the other - $30

I had to buy 2 banjo bolts - these connect the brake line to the caliper itself. - $8

I needed two 10mm x 35 bolts (grade 8) and USE LOCTITE!!! to mount the caliper bracket to the backing plate / flange - $5

I did NOT buy dust shields and I took the ones off that were on there.

2 qts of fluid go into the rear. cant remember off the top of my head why kind it takes, but it tells you in the manual.

I bought the chrome diff cover from summit. It was a Mr. Gasket brand - about $30 and came with a new gasket seal.

I had to put a different yoke on because my driveshaft connection was different. I had to buy a crush sleeve seal and I let a shop do it. My mechanic. took him like 5 minutes. If you overtighten it, you have to do it all over again.

Note: I removed the emergency brake like because im auto and lay it on the frame so it wont roll anywhere.

Some pictures from putting this bitch together:

bolts to mount the bracket to the backing plate - these are wrong though. they are not grade 8!

Wrong connection to hook up to my driveshaft:

my driveshaft connection:

one last one for good measure... hehe

greencactus3 · 07-02-2008, 08:41 PM

NEVER cheap out or be lazy on ANY brake components.

brakes are the strongest system in any vehicle.

dngrous_dime · 07-02-2008, 08:42 PM

So, your rearend already had the setup for disc brakes. Hm, I'm gonna have to do some serious searching to find those. Fvck a junkyard around here, they'll rape me.

Unless I can find someone with a toasted ring and pinion, etc..

kovz34 · 07-02-2008, 08:43 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by greencactus3

which bolt exactly?
NEVER cheap out or be lazy on ANY brake components.

brakes are the strongest system in any vehicle.

well it's not that the bolt sheared off in broke... it actually backed out and loosened itself. It was the top bolt that mounted the caliper bracket to the actual backing plate. It needs some loctite on there. But I am going to buy 4 new bolts anyways and make sure they are all grade 8 just in case.

kovz34 · 07-02-2008, 08:45 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by dngrous_dime

So, your rearend already had the setup for disc brakes. Hm, I'm gonna have to do some serious searching to find those. Fvck a junkyard around here, they'll rape me.

Unless I can find someone with a toasted ring and pinion, etc..

go on rockauto.com they have a nice system for searching parts. just type in 2001 blazer and look under brake/wheel hub parts. It should have backing plates on there.

edit: n/m they dont have them! damn!

dngrous_dime · 07-02-2008, 08:47 PM

Yeah, rockauto is awesome... I was searching under 2000 s-10, but still didn't see anything show up.

greencactus3 · 07-02-2008, 09:02 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by kovz34

well it's not that the bolt sheared off in broke... it actually backed out and loosened itself. It was the top bolt that mounted the caliper bracket to the actual backing plate. It needs some loctite on there. But I am going to buy 4 new bolts anyways and make sure they are all grade 8 just in case.

ohhh ok. well dang. no torque specs for those bolts?

kovz34 · 07-02-2008, 09:04 PM

not that i have found. as you can see from this thread, it was hard enough for me to even find the size. I had to call a couple dealerships and one of them was nice enough to give me the size!

greencactus3 · 07-02-2008, 09:12 PM

yea.... good thing i have a LOT of time to do research + piece together everything before i make a brake swap

llorracs93s10 · 07-02-2008, 10:12 PM

damn, so you say the yoke on the blazer rear wont connect with our s10 d/s? i am about to put mine in since i am swapping the t56/lt1 in my truck. I want to have all the parts needed. SO was it just the second gens or is it all the s10s taht need a different yoke connection?

kovz34 · 07-02-2008, 10:41 PM

no idea... i think it varied from 94-97, and 98+, etc.
You will be able to use the one that is on your truck right now if you need to. just swap them. But I would have someone that knows what they are doing so they tighten it the proper amount. It's not a torque setting. It's like a "feel" to know when the crush sleeve seals in the yoke.

llorracs93s10 · 07-02-2008, 11:51 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by kovz34

no idea... i think it varied from 94-97, and 98+, etc.
You will be able to use the one that is on your truck right now if you need to. just swap them. But I would have someone that knows what they are doing so they tighten it the proper amount. It's not a torque setting. It's like a "feel" to know when the crush sleeve seals in the yoke.

oh....well te guy doing the swap for me seems to know a lot so i will ask him on saturday when igo over adn start my picture taking for my project thread,

HofinaterSS · 07-13-2008, 10:10 PM

no chance that you happen to look on the backing plates for the part #?

kovz34 · 07-13-2008, 11:45 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by HofinaterSS

no chance that you happen to look on the backing plates for the part #?

I did not. Ill write myself a note to look tomorrow and see if I can see anything on them.

07-02-2008, 08:15 PM	#51
dngrous_dime Srsly. Age: 28 Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 11,212 Location: Kalkaskama, MI 49646 User is: OffLine	Re: brake caliper bracket bolt Can you post up a list of everything you needed to swap to rear discs, and prices? I've got a spare rearend to work with, so I can take my time getting it all assembled before I swap it in. Is the junkyard or dealer the only place to get the backing plates?
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07-02-2008, 08:35 PM	#52
kovz34 I needs paint! Age: 23 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,996 Location: Pittsburgh, PA User is: OffLine	Re: brake caliper bracket bolt Ill do my best to list the things, people can add to it as they see fit. I bought the rearend from a junkyard. It was 2001 2wd blazer rearend with 3:42 gears, 7.625", limited slip, with disk brakes - $250 I bought the brake calipers and brackets to mount them from www.rockauto.com. They were $89/ea because of the core charge. I did not have cores to turn in. I bought the rotors and pads from autozone. I think it was like $135 total for both pairs The rearend came with backing plates / flange to mount the caliper bracket to. I had to buy 2 brake lines. 1 for each side that connected from the hardline on one side and to the caliper on the other - $30 I had to buy 2 banjo bolts - these connect the brake line to the caliper itself. - $8 I needed two 10mm x 35 bolts (grade 8) and USE LOCTITE!!! to mount the caliper bracket to the backing plate / flange - $5 I did NOT buy dust shields and I took the ones off that were on there. 2 qts of fluid go into the rear. cant remember off the top of my head why kind it takes, but it tells you in the manual. I bought the chrome diff cover from summit. It was a Mr. Gasket brand - about $30 and came with a new gasket seal. I had to put a different yoke on because my driveshaft connection was different. I had to buy a crush sleeve seal and I let a shop do it. My mechanic. took him like 5 minutes. If you overtighten it, you have to do it all over again. Note: I removed the emergency brake like because im auto and lay it on the frame so it wont roll anywhere. Some pictures from putting this bitch together: bolts to mount the bracket to the backing plate - these are wrong though. they are not grade 8! Wrong connection to hook up to my driveshaft: my driveshaft connection: one last one for good measure... hehe Last edited by kovz34 : 07-02-2008 at 08:41 PM.
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07-02-2008, 08:41 PM	#53
greencactus3 bellcranks no more Age: 20 Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 22,461 Location: ann arbor, mi User is: OffLine	Re: brake caliper bracket bolt NEVER cheap out or be lazy on ANY brake components. brakes are the strongest system in any vehicle. Last edited by greencactus3 : 07-02-2008 at 08:46 PM.
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07-02-2008, 08:42 PM	#54
dngrous_dime Srsly. Age: 28 Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 11,212 Location: Kalkaskama, MI 49646 User is: OffLine	Re: brake caliper bracket bolt So, your rearend already had the setup for disc brakes. Hm, I'm gonna have to do some serious searching to find those. Fvck a junkyard around here, they'll rape me. Unless I can find someone with a toasted ring and pinion, etc..
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07-02-2008, 08:43 PM	#55
kovz34 I needs paint! Age: 23 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,996 Location: Pittsburgh, PA User is: OffLine	Re: brake caliper bracket bolt Quote: Originally Posted by greencactus3 which bolt exactly? NEVER cheap out or be lazy on ANY brake components. brakes are the strongest system in any vehicle. well it's not that the bolt sheared off in broke... it actually backed out and loosened itself. It was the top bolt that mounted the caliper bracket to the actual backing plate. It needs some loctite on there. But I am going to buy 4 new bolts anyways and make sure they are all grade 8 just in case.
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07-02-2008, 08:45 PM	#56
kovz34 I needs paint! Age: 23 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,996 Location: Pittsburgh, PA User is: OffLine	Re: brake caliper bracket bolt Quote: Originally Posted by dngrous_dime So, your rearend already had the setup for disc brakes. Hm, I'm gonna have to do some serious searching to find those. Fvck a junkyard around here, they'll rape me. Unless I can find someone with a toasted ring and pinion, etc.. go on rockauto.com they have a nice system for searching parts. just type in 2001 blazer and look under brake/wheel hub parts. It should have backing plates on there. edit: n/m they dont have them! damn! Last edited by kovz34 : 07-02-2008 at 08:47 PM.
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07-02-2008, 08:47 PM	#57
dngrous_dime Srsly. Age: 28 Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 11,212 Location: Kalkaskama, MI 49646 User is: OffLine	Re: brake caliper bracket bolt Yeah, rockauto is awesome... I was searching under 2000 s-10, but still didn't see anything show up.
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07-02-2008, 09:02 PM	#58
greencactus3 bellcranks no more Age: 20 Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 22,461 Location: ann arbor, mi User is: OffLine	Re: brake caliper bracket bolt Quote: Originally Posted by kovz34 well it's not that the bolt sheared off in broke... it actually backed out and loosened itself. It was the top bolt that mounted the caliper bracket to the actual backing plate. It needs some loctite on there. But I am going to buy 4 new bolts anyways and make sure they are all grade 8 just in case. ohhh ok. well dang. no torque specs for those bolts?
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07-02-2008, 09:04 PM	#59
kovz34 I needs paint! Age: 23 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,996 Location: Pittsburgh, PA User is: OffLine	Re: brake caliper bracket bolt not that i have found. as you can see from this thread, it was hard enough for me to even find the size. I had to call a couple dealerships and one of them was nice enough to give me the size!
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07-02-2008, 09:12 PM	#60
greencactus3 bellcranks no more Age: 20 Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 22,461 Location: ann arbor, mi User is: OffLine	Re: brake caliper bracket bolt yea.... good thing i have a LOT of time to do research + piece together everything before i make a brake swap
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07-02-2008, 10:12 PM	#61
llorracs93s10 Registered User Age: 21 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,228 Location: Middletown, DE User is: OffLine	Re: brake caliper bracket bolt damn, so you say the yoke on the blazer rear wont connect with our s10 d/s? i am about to put mine in since i am swapping the t56/lt1 in my truck. I want to have all the parts needed. SO was it just the second gens or is it all the s10s taht need a different yoke connection?
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07-02-2008, 10:41 PM	#62
kovz34 I needs paint! Age: 23 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,996 Location: Pittsburgh, PA User is: OffLine	Re: brake caliper bracket bolt no idea... i think it varied from 94-97, and 98+, etc. You will be able to use the one that is on your truck right now if you need to. just swap them. But I would have someone that knows what they are doing so they tighten it the proper amount. It's not a torque setting. It's like a "feel" to know when the crush sleeve seals in the yoke.
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07-02-2008, 11:51 PM	#63
llorracs93s10 Registered User Age: 21 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,228 Location: Middletown, DE User is: OffLine	Re: brake caliper bracket bolt Quote: Originally Posted by kovz34 no idea... i think it varied from 94-97, and 98+, etc. You will be able to use the one that is on your truck right now if you need to. just swap them. But I would have someone that knows what they are doing so they tighten it the proper amount. It's not a torque setting. It's like a "feel" to know when the crush sleeve seals in the yoke. oh....well te guy doing the swap for me seems to know a lot so i will ask him on saturday when igo over adn start my picture taking for my project thread,
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07-13-2008, 10:10 PM	#64
HofinaterSS rusty bumper member Age: 22 Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,770 Location: north jersey User is: OffLine	Re: brake caliper bracket bolt no chance that you happen to look on the backing plates for the part #?
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07-13-2008, 11:45 PM	#65
kovz34 I needs paint! Age: 23 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,996 Location: Pittsburgh, PA User is: OffLine	Re: brake caliper bracket bolt Quote: Originally Posted by HofinaterSS no chance that you happen to look on the backing plates for the part #? I did not. Ill write myself a note to look tomorrow and see if I can see anything on them.
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