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I said to the parts guy "I'm surprised since those are supposed to be replaced when you replace rotors.
Clean rotors during install, and remove any grease
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Use a can of breakKleen to clean the rotors during install, and remove any grease - then bed in the pads and rotors with some progressive breaking on a nice quiet road.
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Clean rotors during install, and remove any grease
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Use a can of breakKleen to clean the rotors during install, and remove any grease - then bed in the pads and rotors with some progressive breaking on a nice quiet road.
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I said to the parts guy "I'm surprised since those are supposed to be replaced when you replace rotors.
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I don't know why anyone would pay someone to change rotors and/or pads.
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He said "we almost never replace the caliper bolts when we replace rotors".
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Use a can of breakKleen to clean the rotors during install, and remove any grease - then bed in the pads and rotors with some progressive breaking on a nice quiet road.
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Is there a good writeup on doing brakes front and rear on the 996? I searched but somehow did not find anything, I must be losing my "search touch"
All my parts came today and I am eager to do the job!
Thanks!
1. Pull wheel
2. Pull 2 caliper bolts
3. Remove pads (most never remove dampeners glued in place, I did though)
4. Put in new pads with back sides slimed up liberally with anti-squeal (I can't spell for some reason)
5. Put in the 2 caliper bolts
6. Put wheel back on
Voila! I know, I am being a smart @$$ but its easy.
There is a screw or two on each rotor. I would take a large, #3 phillips screwdriver (you don't care about) and hit the back end of it with a large ball peen hammer to shake the screws loose.
If that doesn't work, I resort to a 3/8 - 6" extension and the ball peen. They always give up then!
Yes, shadetree, but works.
Just for the record, Porsche does say to replace those caliper bolts each time they are removed. Those allen type heads shear off after a couple of re-uses.........and boy, it's a bit@h to remove them without the head
Question:
No one ever provides details on removing the rear rotors. Is there a trick to it dealing with the e-brake? resetting the e-brake when finished?
Thanks.
Oh also, do the rear anti-squeal shims need to be replaced too?
And also for the record, when I went to a nearby Porsche dealership to buy those bolts, they didn't have any in stock. I said to the parts guy "I'm surprised since those are supposed to be replaced when you replace rotors. I'd think you guys would do that kind of work a lot". He said "we almost never replace the caliper bolts when we replace rotors".
Hopefully soon. Sunset actually responds the old fashion customer service way and gives Rennlist discount.
Suncoast sends you to a link....
Guess who gets my business going forward.
Local stealership had the caliper bolts stock - no issues
The PIA pad wear sensors will probably break when you carefully extract them from the old pads - so tie up out of the way with a zip tie, and live without them.
Use anti-seize on the caliper bots to avoid future issues when servicing.
Hitting the Philips screw that locates the rotor with a screwdriver and hammer works a treat - saves a stripped out screw!
Use a can of breakKleen to clean the rotors during install, and remove any grease - then bed in the pads and rotors with some progressive breaking on a nice quiet road.
Gradually increase speed and breaking force, until you have ABS kicking in - that should bed everything in ok.
you might be thinking of the procedure for tightening up a loose e-brake (which is a totally diff maintenance) so that it is within 5 clicks per porsche recommendation.
Ah yes, I forgot to mention the wear sensors. That was the hardest part of the job on my 996. It was a PITA to push the sensor into the new pads, they were Mintex.
Or, you could cut the sensor wire and scotch lock it. Then there isn't a need for them.
Mine always melted at the track so I clipped off the ends, stripped the wires down and twisted the bare metal ends together and covered with electrical tape. This keeps the idiot light turned off. There's absolutely no need for the sensors if you look at your brakes periodically.
