kamlung

oh wow... i guess the alignment that Ken did for me was both cheap and good... and that was outsourced

vtec_

While adjusting the toe yesterday, I got a notification of PSM/ABS failure. No wires were frayed/cut. I then re-adjusted it to the old position and it went away. Freak incident or steering sensor picked it up..?

s65e90

Get a good code reader. It will show if there's a fault in that wheel speed harness and at which corner. It's a common issue on lowered cars especially as the wiring is pulled taught at full lock. Porsche sells the kit to repair in the harness. My left front has been bad for several months, the connector just disintegrates, or the wiring goes bad in the loom.

Lazurus

Thank you! It turned into more of a job than it should have been. Let me tell you about the surprise bit of helicoil! found inside one of my right front caliper bolt hole(s)!requiring the tapping out new threads! = "someone" took some shortcuts once when I wasn't looking, and that ain't "right"!

Carlo_Carrera

You were luckier than I was I guess.

I had Eurotire do it and two months later I had to have PowerTech do it again correctly.

docwyte

I'm with pfbz, I disable the pad sensors too, unless it's a daily driver

kamlung

the Ken i meant was RennSmith i referred you to

2fcknfst

But I soldered and heat shrunk them together!!!!

2fcknfst

That's exactly what I thought I did... but in fact didn't.

Lazurus

My inclination is to disable them ( again ) even though I only drive the Turbo three times a week on average. I do still have a penlight flashlight I've been using to trigger my own internal "low pad warning". For those with eyes to see!

At least I now know why the fronts didn't trigger the car's sensor warning as the wear was right where it should have made contact. They had been disconnected earlier ( date unknown ) and since I've done brakes on the car many many times the mystery is now "who crimped the wires!?" and when. Had to be after the last time I had the calipers "rebuilt". The mystery continues...

My dilemma was opposite, for I assumed I had working brake pad sensors!

QwikKotaTX

Ah, crap. Did you have to install a new insert? We use them a lot at work and they are required to be the locking type by NASA. They are a huge pain. We use a nut and bolt wherever possible. I prefer keenserts but they need a much larger hole than a helicoil.

vtec_

I did unplug and re-plug those sensors in last night. Didn't see any signs of degradation though.

I did bust out the durametric this morning and looked at the ABS codes. Had a steering sensor code and a brake fluid code (from when i flushed the front lines)

Will keep an eye on it

QwikKotaTX

Yo, vtec. Rock has the RS motor mounts for around $95 shipped. I will source the hardware elsewhere as I am in no rush.

https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...&pt=5552&jsn=8

s65e90

URO is not known for quality.

QwikKotaTX

These are widely used. The OEM mounts are $500 more, lmao.