Sloppy brake caliper

[Thedude]

This probably belongs more in the tech/mx forum but it didn’t seem to fit any of the areas so I guess I’ll put it here.

Last time I flew the right brake had more travel than usual before firming up but the braking force felt normal. Preflighting today I noticed the right brake caliper felt looser than normal and a bit sloppy. It seems like the anchor bolt is loose in the bushing and has play. The nut is tight but the entire thing has play and spins freely. Am I right in leaning towards the bushing/anchor bolt requiring replacement? I see no other way to torque the nut down since the bolt spins.

 

[Tangogawd]

That's a brake guide pin, not a bolt. You have to take the caliper off and hold the pin to tighten it. If it's been like that for a while, I could have wallowed out the caliper, requiring it's replacement as well

 

[Thedude]

Thanks for the advice. Parts diagrams in the maintenance manual seemed to call this out as an anchor bolt but I would’ve described as a guide pin if I hadn’t paged through the manual first.