Hi:
I just replaced the front pads and rotars on my Saturn '98 SL, with a great deal of assistance from folks on this list. I just had a question about the bolts. On each side there were two pairs, one 14mm and one
18mm. The 18mm bolts seemed to have some old locktite on the threads, but pursuant to some recommendations from this list I replaced the locktite (after cleaning with brake cleaner) with some nevr sieze material, and torqued them to 80 ft/lbs. The 14mm bolts were torqued to 40 ft/lbs, but I didn't do anything to the threads. I didn't clean them, but tried to keep off any dust or grit, and just put them back in the way they were. We couldn't find any torque specs, so just figured that was a good first approximation. We're sure we haven't over-torqued anything, but have we undertorqued? Anyone know the specs for the front disk bolt assembly? Is nevr sieze OK instead of Locktite? (I know they have different functions, but figured the nevr sieze would allow more efficient tightening making the locktite unnecessary.-Osgood