Urgent help needed - Suzuki Bandit

[sheep2504]

I've manage to do a very stupid thing while putting my front wheel back on my bike (bandit '99).
I have managed to snap one of the caliper bolts and one of the front axle pinch bolts, i think my torque wrench may not be working properly as it was suppose to be set to the correct Nm.
Does any one know where i can get a set of these bolts from, I have tried ebay but have only managed to find caliper bolts but there allen key types which i dont want.
I need to try and get done asap as i need to get ready for the bulldog bash next week
Cheers

[Blaze4]

As fas as i know you dont need to torque the bolts, just tighten them good

[Bezzer]

Don't know what the 600 bolt sizes are but I could have told you what the 1200 ones are
Take the good remaining caliper and pinch bolts to a local engineering stockists so they can measure the size and pitch and get replacements from them at a fraction of the OE price. You want High Tensile bolts of at least 8.8, 10.9 is better if they've got them. You're wise not to go for the fleabay stainless caliper ones, they're not strong enough, you've snapped the OE which are higher tensile strength than those stainless ones they sell.
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I used to be indecisive but now I'm not quite so sure.

[Gazdaman]

You could get them from a local dealer. They can order them in for you.

You must have been putting some welly behind them to snap them!
Did you get the snapped part out of the hole ok?

And I'd lob that torque wrench in the bin. Preferably spitting on it too.

Although a Bandit 600 front caliper bolt is an M10, i.e 10mm threaded part. I replaced mine with just a normal stainless bolt after I did exactly what you did.
EDIT: it might be an M8. I remember going into the shop and asking for a "10mm spanner, and a 10mm bolt please" and the guy sighed and told me a 10mm spanner won't turn a 10mm bolt as the size is the thread not the head. At which point I told him in my best put-down voice that I know that. And I just need the spanner for something else.

But I can't remember if I bought a 10mm or 8mm spanner. I'm erring towards 8mm I think. But just take the 2 non-damaged bolts with you and buy 2 the same and cut them down. Make sure you buy decent quality, stainless bolts.

I would have put that information in first in the post, but I only remembered half way through my semi-rant.

So there you go, go to a local shop and go buy one. You might have to hacksaw them down to the right length.
QUICK TIP: Screw a nut on above where you're going to cut, then when you've cut it to length, unscrew the nut and it'll re-cut the damaged thread for you.

Personally I would have just taken the 2 non-damaged bolts to a local hardware shop and asked the guy for "One of each of these please".

Gaz

[Bezzer]

[Gazdaman]

Well, just from experience, I ran a stainless bolt in my caliper for ages.

Never really thought it might not be as strong. But I never snapped it, and I did snap the OE one with little effort.

Gaz

[Bezzer]

Both bikes were early models so the bolts had seen a bit of action and obviously been on and off loads of times before they failed, using stainless means they wouldn't have lasted as long. I've used loads of stainless on my B12 including making my own one off bolts you can't buy in an effort to make it the only non rusting Bandit in existence but I've never even contemplated replacing the caliper bolts with stainless.
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I used to be indecisive but now I'm not quite so sure.

[Gazdaman]

Well, my bandit did have 2 broken engine mounts. So I guess our levels of mechanical sympathy were different

Gaz