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Parking brake adjustment is pretty easy to do, especially if you have a helper who can sit in the car and engage and release the brake a set number of clicks on command, like my 10 year old apprentice.
You can do it with the rotors and calipers installed - just rotate the rotor so one of the wheel bolt holes lines up with the adjuster. You can stick a flat head screwdriver through the hole and roll the adjuster in one direction or the other depending on whether you want it to engage more or less. I adjusted both sides so I could feel decent drag at 2 clicks, significant drag at 3 clicks (could still rotate it with a lot of force), and couldn't budge it at 4 clicks. It would go up to 5 clicks with a lot of force. When released, both wheels would spin freely without any drag. Held fine on a hill today when I checked it.
Here's what I referenced to get an idea of what's involved and how to locate the adjuster.
Good luck.
Thanks Pete! Can you do this with one wheel at a time, or do you need to jack both wheels up and do simultaneously?
Lastly, based on the instructions im wondering if mine is actually adjusted properly. At 5 clicks its fully engaged, however if I only pull 4 clicks it will still roll on a steep hill. Based on the notes above it looks like this is correct behavior. I thought it should fully engage at click 3 or 4.
Thanks Pete! Can you do this with one wheel at a time, or do you need to jack both wheels up and do simultaneously?
Lastly, based on the instructions im wondering if mine is actually adjusted properly. At 5 clicks its fully engaged, however if I only pull 4 clicks it will still roll on a steep hill. Based on the notes above it looks like this is correct behavior. I thought it should fully engage at click 3 or 4.
You can do one wheel at a time if that's easier. I like mine a little tighter than what you're describing - about 1 click tighter but if at 4 clicks it has to be on a really steep hill to roll, but at 5 clicks it will hold solid, then you're probably good. Just make sure when its fully released, there is no drag on the wheel when you try and spin it.
If the parking brake drags it can really heat up that whole brake assembly, to the point where normal street fluid will boil and you'll have a really soft pedal and about 1/2 braking capacity (dual channel master cylinder has a channel for one front and the opposite rear wheel) so you likely don't lose all braking capability in the event a caliper freezes or a line comes loose or gets ripped out from road debris).
After a week in Europe I worked off the jet lag with a wash and oil change. 8.5L of Motul 5W40 in and out with a clean filter after 5,500 miles. Cutting the filter open is always a stressful experience. Oil sample sent to Blackstone.
After installing Eibachs it made oil changes a tight fit. I found jacking up the passenger rear wheel gives me more access when removing the plug and filter. I then let it down to drain fully. Sooooo much easier.
If the parking brake drags it can really heat up that whole brake assembly, to the point where normal street fluid will boil and you'll have a really soft pedal and about 1/2 braking capacity (dual channel master cylinder has a channel for one front and the opposite rear wheel) so you likely don't lose all braking capability in the event a caliper freezes or a line comes loose or gets ripped out from road debris).
On second thought...I might leave mine at 5 clicks :-)
I decided to sell my 2005 997 C2 coupe. I owned it almost 4 years and really enjoyed it. Toward the end I had check engine lights almost monthly and my mechanic couldn't figure it out. And I was going broke! The electrical system was completely replaced and still had several different types of misfires even though the engine ran fine. Another factor was when I replaced the clutch at 53k miles, the same mechanic wouldn't check / replace the IMS bearing because it was a 997 and had the larger bearing. (which I know is wrong thanks to this awesome forum. The car was made in 10/04 and engine serial number M96) The car guy I bought it from re-purchased it from me for a modest reduction in price but I was satisfied. Someday I will own a Porsche again, but for now I'm back driving my old dodge Ram.
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