Brakes DONE!
06-07-2008, 02:56 PM
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Brakes DONE!
Thanks to all who offered advice, etc. It was a VERY simple job! Took a little bit to get the pads out, and to recompress the cylinder, but it was very straight forward! Makes you feel good, doing work on your own car! Plus, the money you save is worth it in the end!! Though, I almost made a HUGE mistake. I tightened the lugs while in the air, and forgot to tighten them when I put the car back on the ground. Drove around the block, and remembered!!! Pulled over right there and tightened them!! Ugh...to feel so accomplished...to feeling like a total a-hole. Oh, and KUDOS to those who told me to buy new sensors. Pulled off drivers side, looked at sensor....sensor cut off, and taped out of the way!!!! UGH. Passenger side was ok...but dang! So, THANKS!!!
Matt
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06-07-2008, 03:08 PM
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Great job.. that is why post it notes were invented .. to stick on the steering wheel .. LUG NUTS .. NO OIL ,.. and others ....
great job man ..
great job man ..
06-07-2008, 03:40 PM
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Though, I almost made a HUGE mistake. I tightened the lugs while in the air, and forgot to tighten them when I put the car back on the ground. Drove around the block, and remembered!!! Pulled over right there and tightened them!! Ugh...to feel so accomplished...to feeling like a total a-hole.
Matt
Matt
Good job on the brakes!
-matt
06-07-2008, 03:50 PM
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First advice, BE PATIENT! It looks like the brakes on my car hadn't been touched in YEARS! Open brake fluid resevoir. You tap out the two retaining pins, take out the spring loaded metal retainer (kinda t-shaped) then work the pads out. They pull straight out, but like I said, mine hadn't be touched in a while. STUCK in there. Needed a wrench, hammer, brute force to get them out!! I didn't have the special PORSCHE tool, so that MIGHT have made it easier, not sure. Pushing the pistons back was the hardest part. I used a strong set of pliers, and used them like a fulcrum to push the piston back a little. Then, used the old brake pads as a wedge...(put it in sideways), use the pliers as fulcrum again. and Bingo! Put new pads in, put t-shaped metal piece on, line up holes, put in retaining pins. Putting retaining pins back in was a pain. No room to swing the hammer to wedge them back in. Put wheel back on, tighten lugs...put on ground...RETIGHTEN LUGS. Close brake fluid resevoir, pump brake pedal. Give it a try! I could feel a difference IMMEDiATELY. My pads were scary thin!!!!!!
06-07-2008, 07:13 PM
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