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Posted by: cpavlenko Apr 30 2014, 04:18 PM

anybody know what size the bolt is for rear brake clearance in the trailing arm.

Posted by: yeahmag Apr 30 2014, 04:32 PM

M6 allen if I remember right... I know what color it is in my color coded caddy!

Posted by: 914_teener May 1 2014, 07:25 AM

Or a Craftsman chisel if you're not careful.

Posted by: bdstone914 May 1 2014, 08:31 AM

It is not a 6mm. I think it is a 5mm. The plug and inner adjusting screws take the same size allen.

Posted by: mskala May 1 2014, 08:48 AM

If you still have the original plug, it is either 4 or 5 mm. I wouldn't bet the house on it, but I'm going with 4mm. They tend to strip and in the old days I would put a big
slot in the head for a screwdriver.

The adjuster inside is 4mm.

Posted by: stugray May 1 2014, 09:03 AM

I just did this the other day.
And after looking at my brakes parts stash, there were three different types of caps before getting to the adjuster.
On the car was a cap with a 10mm bolt head cap with 4mm adjuster underneath.

One set of spare rears had a socket hex cap (maybe 6mm), while the third had a standard screwdriver slotted cap.

Posted by: hndyhrr May 1 2014, 09:27 AM

I just did this on my 70, 5 mm into the cap be careful not to strip it or else it's the chisel. adjusting screw inside is 5 mm also.

Posted by: cpavlenko May 1 2014, 10:00 AM

Yep, it's a 4 mm hex key to adjust inner clearance.