Kika

Fwiw I got rotors from Porsche Sunset and all the OEM Textar pads from FDM.
My 993 only sees the street, no track duty.

fullbooker

Steve,
I agree with Falcondrvr, I redid my brakes with so-called OEM pads from Pagid--terrible squeal. Changed to genuine Porsche pads from Sunset--no queal.
Phil

AOW162435

I installed new Porsche rotors, pads and 'spiders' in late 2005. All parts from Sunset.

The brakes are never noisy, regardless of how I drive the car, and I've driven about 25,000 miles since then.

Yes, the definition of 'OE' is not the same as the definition of 'OEM'.



Andreas

Terry Adams

What Falcondrvr said.

Only once in 161K miles of owning my 993 did I have brake squeal, and really bad.

Was from non-OEM pads. No amount of bedding in solved it, except replace with genuine OEM.

nine9six

My experience as well; and my rotors are getting near replacement spec dimensions.

I had the rotors turned, prior to installing new Textar pads and anti-squeel spiders.

I have a barely audible squeek when cold, and no squeel once warmed up.

ntmatter

I just replaced the rotors, pads, and sensors on my fronts. I did not use the anti-squeal "spiders" because 1) I've never needed something like that before and 2) they cost $8 each and you need 4 per wheel. Put everything back together and it squealed like nothing I've ever heard before.

I ordered the spiders from Pelican, put them in, problem solved. I'd check with your mechanic first to see if they installed them as they might seem like an easy way to shave some costs on a job like this. If they say they installed them, then I'd pull a pad to check, and if the shims are there then maybe try first bedding in the pads as described above and second replacing the pads with some true OEM ones.

AOW162435

If the 'spiders' are installed correctly, one can not simply pull a pad.



Andreas

ntmatter

Actually, that'd be a good way to quickly know - if the pad slides out, then no spiders. If you have to loosen the caliper, then it's probably on there.

AOW162435

Correct.



Andreas

rlme36

Maybe I'm nuts, but I get a kick out of cold race pad squeal. I like to watch the look on peoples faces when they think something is going to fall off the car.

For the OP, the pads need to have the graphite content that is only made in the Porsche pads to eliminate the squeal and those goofy spider thingys

NC TRACKRAT

I dunno, folks...I just recently installed a set of TEXTAR aftermarket pads w/o spiders and, after bedding in, they're quiet as a cat walking on carpet.

Kiwi01

FWIW ... replaced all rotors last year (w/ Porsche oe) removed spiders and disabled the sensors. I run Pagid Sport Blue for DE's and OE Textars for DD. Squeals like crazy with the Pagids, no noise at all from the Textars. Dropping the spiders and the sensors just makes it easy to swap for DEs. Prior to the swapping routine, I always ran OE Textars, Spiders and Sensors with no squealing. As mentioned previously, keeping the rotors clean seemed to help with the noise when running the Pagids but it always come back ... :-)

ntmatter

Hadn't considered the Textars. Since I put about 1000 miles per year on my '95, though, it'll probably be about 6 decades before I have to do them again and fortunately I'll be safely dead by then. So I got that going for me, which is nice.

nine9six

I heard it was quiet as a rat pissing on doctors cotton

NC TRACKRAT

I'm having a hard time picturing that...Much less listening for it!