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I have a 1998 4WD and the bolt holes that hold the caliper bracket to the steering knuckle are 14mm. I know that at some point before or after my truck was built Nissan was using or began using 12mm bolts, therefore the brackets were cast instead with 12mm holes. Obviously a problem if you have 14mm bolts! My rigs a '98 but was manufactured in 7/97. Does anyone with a 1996/97 pathy or a 1999/99.5 pathy know off hand what size bolts hold your caliper bracket (referred to in the FSM as the 'torque member')? Thanks

Thanks for the help so far everyone. Got a message from Alkorahil that there is a RH caliper out there, but its in Japan! I'll let y'all know how it ends up. And I'd still love to know whats stamped on your calipers Rebelord!

Alkorahil/Rob= Same dude? I've lurked here but first time posting so forgive me! I'll look up his profile and get in touch.

Rebelord- Do you know (or would you look and see if its not too much trouble) what number is stamped on the caliper body? I think it should be something like 4503 or 4053, some similar 4 digit thing.

I have a '98 4WD Auto Pathfinder SE with 230,000 miles on the clock (I take decent care of it). Last year one of the brake calipers seized and I cleaned it up and got it working "good enough" but it seized again and I decided to replace the calipers as it was time for pads and rotors anyway. That was this summer. Fast forward to the present and its still up on jackstands in my garage. I'll spare the finer details, but Nugeon has let me down 5 or 6 times now with poorly reman'd calipers. Part of the problem is that mine has the 14mm mounting hole for the torque member bracket which Nissan apparently switched to from a 12mm version sometime in the '97/'98 model year. If I order a reman caliper for a '98 Pathy, apparently there is no way to know for sure whether they'll send the 12mm or 14mm version. After months of struggling, swapping calipers and caliper parts I finally ended up with two Nugeon reman calipers and a new MC. Bled the system until I had good pedal feel but upon test driving the drivers side caliper is bent ever so slightly, but enough that it fails to engage the full pad surface. So I decided to bite the bullet and just purchase two new calipers from Nissan. Problem is, they tell me that they can only get drivers side, the passenger side are no longer available! Where can I get two new, or good quality reman'd brake calipers for a 1998 Pathfinder with the 14mm mounting hole? There MUST be a way to do this without the rigamarole!?! I wondered if the '99 uses the same caliper, so I could order two for a '99 and would be certain to get the 14mm torque member bit? Any help greatly appreciated; we have a 7 week old baby and I gotta get this thing on the road before the weather gets nasty! Thanks