955/957 Cayenne DIY: Front Rotors and Pads
#136
I need. Zimmerman drilled and Pagid OE pads. Going to do the fronts first. How many sensors do I buy, just one?
#138
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#139
Did it today and it was a piece of cake.. Kind of like changing pads/rotors on any other besides a couple of special tools needed.. It took me about 6-7 hours to do all 4 corners.. worked slow and cautious.
#141
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We don't agree on driving technique. She is on the gas, then on the brake, to a red light, wearing the brakes out quickly.
If I get anywhere near the mileage off of these compared to the Porsche OE parts (at twice the price) then I am way ahead of the game.
They work great. They look great. They fit great. The cost and delivery time is great. (Sense a theme...?)
IMO, this complete set of parts for under $400 is a great deal. This is not from some knock-off European manufacturer, these are genuine Chinese parts.
#143
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So far the rotors have remained rust-free, w/ a shiny polished finish. My expectation is that the coating or plating will abrade away at some point and the idle rotors will then have a rusty finish after getting wet. That hasn't happened yet and they still look new, even after getting wet.
#144
Drifting
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I would be cautious about the placement of those stands. That can be a precarious location and the car can fall (ask me how I know). You are supporting the car on the relatively thin metal of that circle, rather than the frame. Combine that thin circle, on top of a jack stand with a little play in it, and you have just enough wiggle potential for a serious fall.
That is a support location that I would NOT recommend anyone use.
Just a suggestion.
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#146
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Wish I could say the same. In the middle of doing my CTT rears and the pad retaining pins are stuck SOLID, no matter that I've scraped them down to bare metal.
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#148
Installed my front rotors+pads & sensors today. My first time on a Porsche. It was very simple except when I put the two bolts that hold the caliper to the rotors. The two bolts was easy to take off, but to screwed it back on was another story. I had to man power per click on the rachet. It was supposed to be easy as taking it off. Long story short it took me 1 1/2 hour to installed per rotors. Not bad I guess. Next time it should be faster. The work I have done saved me $1000. The dealer was going to charged me $1315! All my parts was from AutohausAZ.
#149
Race Director
Now if I can only get her to use her turn signals and to use the right lane when she's not passing.......
I know, lost cause.
#150
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Yes, every flavor of penetrating oil I have in inventory. This crud would laugh at Simple Green. In the end, I cut some strips of emery cloth, wrapped one around the pin and went to work, changing the strip as needed. This did the trick.