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Old 04-12-2010, 05:56 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by landrovered
I have always used blue loctite on caliper bolts, I had one fall out on me once, won't allow that to happen again. I would not personally use anti sieze on a caliper bolt but that is just me perhaps.
Your caliper bolt was loose because it was not torqued properly.
Most likely because the threads were dry!
A properly torqued bolt will stretch a bit giving the threads more area for friction, which is what holds it in place.

Happy Boxstering,
Pedro
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