tophog Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Just had my wheels powdercoated and putting humpty dumpty back together ...until I encountered this snag when looking up the torque on the front brake disc bolts ... "Replace screws - Micro encapsulated" Obviously BMW calls for the screws to be replaced. What does micro-encapsulated mean? Seems like a description for a space shuttle part. Link to comment
Mike T Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 No idea what Micro encapsulated means. I just reused the original screws. It's only a brake part afterall Link to comment
Satguy Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Micro Encapsulated is a factory applied loc-tite type compound that is activated when the fastener is installed. Just re-use the bolt and apply a drop of blue Loc-Tite to it and torque to 30Nm. Link to comment
duckbubbles Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 I agree with Satguy, re-use 'em with removable Loctite and torque. Frank Link to comment
tophog Posted September 22, 2007 Author Share Posted September 22, 2007 Thanks. I did in fact re-use them with blue loctite. I figure if one disk comes off I have a backup What is weird is in the manual/microfiche it lists "Anti-Seeze" for the bolts. Does anti-seeze mean "loctite" in BMW land? Link to comment
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