Stripped front wheel uprights
#1
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
Stripped front wheel uprights
Well turns out I stripped both front wheel uprights on my GT4 changing brake pads.
I'm trying to get those replacement parts ASAP as local dealer says 5-10 business days from Germany, but it means I may miss a track weekend next week. Any tips on finding those parts faster?
Also **** those cheap *** uprights...
I'm trying to get those replacement parts ASAP as local dealer says 5-10 business days from Germany, but it means I may miss a track weekend next week. Any tips on finding those parts faster?
Also **** those cheap *** uprights...
#2
Well turns out I stripped both front wheel uprights on my GT4 changing brake pads. I'm trying to get those replacement parts ASAP as local dealer says 5-10 business days from Germany, but it means I may miss a track weekend next week. Any tips on finding those parts faster? Also **** those cheap *** uprights...
#5
Instructor
I'm not sure; but, you could drill out the uprights and add nutsets (not sure what they are called for sure) with lock tight and use the original bolts.
If you get the new uprights, I also would think about installing studs.
Good luck,
Harvey
National PCA HPDE Instructor
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2015 981CS - PDK, GT Silver/Black
2008 997.1 C2 - 6 Speed, Meteor Grey/Sand Beige (gone)
2000 986S - 6 Speed, Arctic Silver (gone, but not forgotten)
If you get the new uprights, I also would think about installing studs.
Good luck,
Harvey
National PCA HPDE Instructor
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2015 981CS - PDK, GT Silver/Black
2008 997.1 C2 - 6 Speed, Meteor Grey/Sand Beige (gone)
2000 986S - 6 Speed, Arctic Silver (gone, but not forgotten)
#7
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
I'm not sure; but, you could drill out the uprights and add nutsets (not sure what they are called for sure) with lock tight and use the original bolts.
If you get the new uprights, I also would think about installing studs.
Good luck,
Harvey
National PCA HPDE Instructor
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2015 981CS - PDK, GT Silver/Black
2008 997.1 C2 - 6 Speed, Meteor Grey/Sand Beige (gone)
2000 986S - 6 Speed, Arctic Silver (gone, but not forgotten)
If you get the new uprights, I also would think about installing studs.
Good luck,
Harvey
National PCA HPDE Instructor
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2015 981CS - PDK, GT Silver/Black
2008 997.1 C2 - 6 Speed, Meteor Grey/Sand Beige (gone)
2000 986S - 6 Speed, Arctic Silver (gone, but not forgotten)
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#8
Any competent race shop will drill drill out the stripped threads and install steel Time-serts. It's couple of hours of labor and you end up with a bullet proof set up. For those that haven't stripped the uprights yet, install studs.
http://www.timesert.com/html/install.html
http://www.timesert.com/html/install.html
#9
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
Any competent race shop will drill drill out the stripped threads and install steel Time-serts. It's couple of hours of labor and you end up with a bullet proof set up. For those that haven't stripped the uprights yet, install studs.
http://www.timesert.com/html/install.html
http://www.timesert.com/html/install.html
#10
#11
Any competent race shop will drill drill out the stripped threads and install steel Time-serts. It's couple of hours of labor and you end up with a bullet proof set up. For those that haven't stripped the uprights yet, install studs.
http://www.timesert.com/html/install.html
http://www.timesert.com/html/install.html