do i need a new steering knuckle?

haste4daylight · Post by **haste4daylight** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 11:37 am

so i had trouble mounting my driver side brake caliper, i managed to get the top guide pin on with no problem but when it came to the lower guide pin I found it to continuously spin freely without locking on to the knuckle so my problem turned out to be that the knuckle hole for the guide pin must be stripped. Should i replace the part or is there a possible way to fix this so the guide pin will screw in tightly?

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 2:49 pm

buy a tap and rethread the hole, not sure what size tap you need maybe somebody else can chime in. also check to make sure the threads arent messed up on the bolt as well, if they are just go get a new one of those as well. no need to buy the whole knuckle

OB · Post by OB » Thu Sep 10, 2009 3:37 pm

^I agree, try retapping the threads and/or replacing the bolt before buying a new knuckle assembly.

haste4daylight · Post by **haste4daylight** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:16 pm

thanks for the input... i already bought new guide pins and that didn't seem to be the problem so i just picked up a tap and I am gonna try the other method.

Themaggots · Post by **Themaggots** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:33 pm

Had trouble actually removing the caliper bolts?

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:40 pm

make sure you dont overtighten them, or your gonna strip them out again. i dont have my repair manual handy, sombody got the torque spec?

Donkeypuncher · Post by **Donkeypuncher** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 6:29 pm

It's 192 in. lbs. or 16 ft. lbs.

OB · Post by OB » Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:18 pm

^Yeah I was gonna say, it's not very much at all. Those are like 5/16 bolts IIRC.

Post by **occasional demons** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:06 pm

If threading it doesn't hold, you may need to get a heli coil thread repair. IIRC, I seen them at AutoZone. Any other parts store should carry them. It is prolly metric also, so 5/16 would be 8mm, but what pitch?
Just for the sake of putting it out there:
IDK if it was actually going into the hole, but sometimes they can be close, but just not start. If you know for sure it was in the hole, then nevermind.

Donkeypuncher · Post by **Donkeypuncher** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 1:08 am

Have you tried to thread the guide pin into the knuckle without the caliper? That would tell you if it's stripped.

haste4daylight · Post by **haste4daylight** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 12:17 pm

i tried all and it looks like I am going to just have to replace the knuckle... anyone have a part number?