In a message dated 4/19/00 3:53:40 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
k1cajun@PIPELINE.COM writes:

<< But why the calipers' bolts ? >>

Exposure to extreme temperatures coupled with the stretching caused when
torquing (is that how that's spelled?) them down supposedly makes them
brittle and subject to possibility of snapping.

I've reused them w/o problems for years. However, when the mood strikes me, I
replace some on occasion with new ones from the local VW dealer for about a
buck a piece.

BenT
San Francisco