Yallo, frenz...


You know what sucks? Searching the infowebs for basic torque specs and not being able to find them.

You know what doesn't suck? One keen person on this forum that happens to have the info I need and the willingness to share.

Take your time, read slowly:

Brakes. Lovely brakes. As far as I know, all vehicles have them. Moreover, as early as 1902, disc brakes have been a welcomed variant in the automotive industry, for a multitude of reasons. While drum brakes generally provide greater stopping power, they are plagued by an annoying habit of heating very quickly. Super hot brakes that no cool good are very not goods at brake long time. The disc brake system is unique in that it utilizes a rotor, in which separate, free-floating-friction-faced pads bite into, to provide adequate stopping power - without heating to a temperature that rivals your mom's vajay on an average Saturday night. Less bite, but more bite for longer. The revered ventilated rotor brought the brake game to a whole new level with its ability to spew its hotness even more effectively; and when you add in a healthy dose of surface area for maximum grinding action: you've got a bang-on brake bonanza bested by none.

The brake caliper, regardless of the disc brake variety, i.e.: ventilated fronts, solid rears (bites lip); is responsible for face-grinding the no-go pads on the rotor with relentless vigor when one mashes the anti-forward pedal through the floor. When captain brake hard unleashes their inner Flintstone trying to avoid a suicidal deer, there are two primary reasons why the car gods allow your fat whip to screech to a halt and save Bambi from living off food stamps: 1) your tires are less than 50% belts, and 2) your brakes work. Many, MANY, subtleties aside, one of the baser reasons your brakes function as intended is due to the fact that they are in some way affixed to the vehicle. The brake caliper must be mounted in a semi free-floating fashion to allow it to compress the brake pads from both sides, so it is hung on bolts that have long, silky smooth shafts. When the brake is applied the caliper rides these shafts, and (ideally) applies equal pressure to the brake pads that are positioned on the front and rear of the brake rotor.

But, where are these brake pads located, and what is the caliper mounted to?

I'm glad you asked

The brake caliper bracket (for those of you that have been sleeping through this master class) is a thinger that does thingers. It's a hunk of inherently stupid steel, that is bolted to a steering knuckle or wheel hub. It houses the brake pads and provides a rigid guidance of their trajectory while in motion (in most cases), and provides the mounting location for the brake caliper (where the shafty slider bolt thingers attach to). All in all, it is pretty "meh" by most standards. It is just a stupid, stupid, and pathetic piece of uselessness, BUT, it DOES have one particular purpose... Thine almighty engineers have bestowed unto thee, probably the most important function above all: to be absolutely, 100% ABSOLUTELY in the way of removing the brake rotor. Objectively, that's kinda how it has to work... But..............

Hypothetically, should you be slightly more mechanically inclined than a potato, and dive into the world of uprooting a brake rotor that is used beyond even my mom's acceptable tolerance of blown to bejesus and back - wouldn't bolting two bolts per corner back into place seem rudimentarily mundane? "Piece of cake." THAT's what you'd say if you were a silly peasant with no worldly knowledge of what it means to be elite in life. For thou must know the appropriate torques specs for said bolts. You could wing it, but dorque speths are there for a reathon. SO, like a good little monkey, one should use them. Yet, like a fine wine amid the (salad) tossing ocean of utter BS that swells in troths upon the feeble bank of your worthiness; this knowledge is bottled up tighter than Emma Watson's dm's.

WTF are the brake caliper bracket bolt torque specs for the front and rear?

For the hate of all that is terrible and deserving of hell: PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

I will provide the mother of ALL write-ups on how to replace the front and rear rotors and pads on a Bronco Sport if someone can provide this information within the next 18 hours.

To save us all some time, don't reply with anything that is even remotely similar to: take it to a dealer or mechanic, or say something about the recall. I need torque specs, not wasted internet from some floof that has nothing better to do.


Lastly: if I offended you [moderator omitted obscene and vulgar content]

 

2021 Bronco Sport - Big Bend

AWD, Automatic, 3 cylinder

 

13:30 or so:

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threa...ce-mode.28116/

new bolts, 111 ft-lbs.


Are these the same brakes as on yours?

Sport vs. regular--same brakes?

 

Thanks for the attempt, but no, that is for the Bronco II. The brakes are different. I saw that video before I posted, it was the closest thing I came across... I know I can shoot for somewhere between 115 and probably up to 140-ish, and likely be fine, but I'd really rather have the exact specs. Thanks again.