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Old 03-14-2006   #1 (permalink)
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Looking for the hex key size of the 1050 S3's front caliper bolts.

My bike is winterized at a group garage and I will have to buy the proper hex head on the way. If only I could remember even the ballpark of the bolt.

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I want to say it's a 6mm hex, but once I get home(in about 4-5 hrs), I can let ya know for sure.
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Home sick today, so I checked. Of the visible bolts on the caliper, there seems to be three types:

(1) The two large bolts that hold the caliper to the bottom of the fork leg = 8mm
(2) The four bolts that hold the two halves of the caliper together = 6mm
(3) The bolt in the middle of the caliper that holds the "guide" along which the two brake pads move = 5mm

Sorry I don't know the technical terms. Hope this helps!
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I want to know who has any other bolts in the front calipers. Mine are a black 14mm hex and the bolts are total SH!T... They seem to be a cheap galvanized bolt as they are very rough. They f-ed up one of my mounts and it will require either a replaced front shock lower or a threaded insert. I want to use the hex bolts as seen in the factory pics...

Who else has the hex bolts??
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Thanks guys, you have saved me an extra trip to the garage.

Geof3,
what bolts are you talking about? The main 2 caliper to fork mounting bolts? I do not remember any galvanized black bolts anywhere. The largest bolts around the caliper are the main mounting bolts and they are polished steel with a hex head.
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These are mine Nissin calipers on my S3 05:

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Looks the same as mine. Wouldn't they be the same on all S3's???
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On 2006-03-15 05:04, cheapbastard wrote:
Looks the same as mine. Wouldn't they be the same on all S3's???
I think so. That's why I posted this pic. But I don't understand the question about the black 14mm hex bolts Geof3 is talking about :???:
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I've got hex bolts on my '06 rather than the allens.
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Obviously they have performed some cost cutting "upgrades" on the 2006 model. Those tapered head allen bolts look expensive custom made ones.
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