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Torque Spec for brake anchor plate-to-steering knuckle bolts ?

I've got a 98 4WD 4 door explorer and I'm pulling the front rotors to be resurfaced. I had to remove the 2 bolts for the brake anchor plate to get the rotor off (these are not the same bolts that you have to remove to just replace the pads). I need to know what to torque the bolts to when I put the brake anchor plate back on. My shop manual is packed away since I'm in the process of moving and I can't look up the spec for myself. Anyone out there know what the torque spec is?

Thanks in advance Steve

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sehaare
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Steve, according to my Ford service DVD, the spec for the front disc brake caliper anchor plate bolts is 98-132 lb-ft.

I'm going to cut and paste the table from the DVD, but it may not copy properly. Here goes nothin'

Torque Specifications Description Nm Lb-Ft Brake hose bolt 30-40 23-29 Front disc brake caliper anchor plate bolts 98-132 72-97 Disc brake caliper bolts 28-36 21-26 Brake disc shield bolts 10-14 7-10

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Kevin DeAngelis

Oops - make that 98-132 N-m, or 72-97 lb-ft.

If you torque them to 90-95 lb-ft, you'll be fine.

Kevin

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Kevin DeAngelis

Kevin,

Thanks someone else emailed my 73-97 so I went to 85. It's always good to get the info from two sources.

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sehaare

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