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AX Lightness Orion pad holder nut size?
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 6:43 am
by jz4nyc
Subject header says it all.
Need to know size and thread pitch of the pad holder nuts.
Thanks!
AX Lightness Orion pad holder nut size?
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 6:43 am
by Weenie
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Re: AX Lightness Orion pad holder nut size?
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 1:11 am
by jz4nyc
anyone? m5? m6?
Re: AX Lightness Orion pad holder nut size?
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 3:22 pm
by jz4nyc
does anybody have these brakes?
help!
(actually, i'm trying to help a pal out who has 'em but isn't too savvy on how they're designed/made, and i don't have ready access to the bike otherwise i'd be answerin' my own questions...
)
hard to tell from photos if the bolt is molded into the pad holder itself and a nut screws on top of it outside the caliper, or if the pad holder itself is threaded and a regular m5 bolt screws into it (like most brakes, a la shimano, et al).
Re: AX Lightness Orion pad holder nut size?
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 6:15 pm
by artray
They use M5 bolts
Re: AX Lightness Orion pad holder nut size?
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 8:31 pm
by jz4nyc
you mean bolt screws into pad holder? happen to know how long the bolt is? an m5x5 or maybe 10?
thanks!
Re: AX Lightness Orion pad holder nut size?
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 11:57 pm
by YinYang
+M5 bolts; don't know the lenght but bottle cage bolts will works.
Re: AX Lightness Orion pad holder nut size?
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 12:07 am
by jz4nyc
perfect, thank you. those are m5x5 if i recall.
what would you recommend, ti or aluminum?
want to get 'em in black anodized. dunno if i can find black anodized ti.
Re: AX Lightness Orion pad holder nut size?
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 1:59 am
by YinYang
I would go with titanium. The original bolts supplied by AX are aluminum which I ripped off the heads by simply hand tighten like your friend.
Bottle cage bolts comes in various lengths, make sure you get the correct length cause too long of a boltswill push the pad out of the holder.
Re: AX Lightness Orion pad holder nut size?
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 5:58 am
by jz4nyc
yin yang, thanks a ton.
Re: AX Lightness Orion pad holder nut size?
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 10:26 am
by artray
I use some Ti bolts that I painted black .
Re: AX Lightness Orion pad holder nut size?
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 1:38 pm
by fdegrove
Hi,
The bolts are marked 4Nm so they must be made of aluminium. Probably 7075 T6 spec. They require a Torx T20 key to tighten too.
http://r2-bike.com/AX-Lightness-Bremsschuhe-Carbonhttp://r2-bike.com/Trickstuff-ubs-bremsscheibenschrauben-aluminiumCiao,
Re: AX Lightness Orion pad holder nut size?
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 3:53 pm
by jz4nyc
fdegrove--wow, that site is the mother lode of ax lightness stuff. i forgot they made frames too. very fancy!
and thanks to everyone for your help.
Re: AX Lightness Orion pad holder nut size?
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 7:52 pm
by jz4nyc
FYI, AX Lightness informed me the bolt is M5x12.
Re: AX Lightness Orion pad holder nut size?
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 7:52 pm
by Weenie
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