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Main dealer service, shoddy.

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YOUR RESEARCHMain dealer service, shoddy.

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Install wrong way round ffs)

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster
This was on the 996T not the C4, done the brakes all round on that ( front brake discs fitted the wrong way round FFS)
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Main dealer service, shoddy.

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Clean calipers, had

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Recently bought a 996 T, first job that I always do on new cars is to strip out the wheel arch liners, clean, protect and fettle anything in there, decided to pop the pads out for cleaning the calipers, had to rattle the retaining pin out, pads were stuck to the shims, basically they have all been replaced dry with no assembly lube, a previous owner has paid a decent chunk of money in the past for this!
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Main dealer service, shoddy.

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Leading evidence: 'Install wrong way round ffs)' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Clean calipers, had' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

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Replace dry

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster
Recently bought a 996 T, first job that I always do on new cars is to strip out the wheel arch liners, clean, protect and fettle anything in there, decided to pop the pads out for cleaning the calipers, had to rattle the retaining pin out, pads were stuck to the shims, basically they have all been replaced dry with no assembly lube, a previous owner has paid a decent chunk of money in the past for this!
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Main dealer service, shoddy.

Clean calipers, had

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Suggestion · Original poster
Recently bought a 996 T, first job that I always do on new cars is to strip out the wheel arch liners, clean, protect and fettle anything in there, decided to pop the pads out for cleaning the calipers, had to rattle the retaining pin out, pads were stuck to the shims, basically they have all been replaced dry with no assembly lube, a previous owner has paid a decent chunk of money in the past for this!
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Main dealer service, shoddy.

Clean protect and fettle anything in there, decided

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Suggestion · Original poster
Recently bought a 996 T, first job that I always do on new cars is to strip out the wheel arch liners, clean, protect and fettle anything in there, decided to pop the pads out for cleaning the calipers, had to rattle the retaining pin out, pads were stuck to the shims, basically they have all been replaced dry with no assembly lube, a previous owner has paid a decent chunk of money in the past for this!
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Main dealer service, shoddy.

Lubricate touch points rather than fit dry

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Suggestion · Original poster
Piece of P normally, but you should always lubricate touch points rather than fit dry.
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Main dealer service, shoddy.

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Clean calipers, had

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Suggestion · Original poster
Recently bought a 996 T, first job that I always do on new cars is to strip out the wheel arch liners, clean, protect and fettle anything in there, decided to pop the pads out for cleaning the calipers, had to rattle the retaining pin out, pads were stuck to the shims, basically they have all been replaced dry with no assembly lube, a previous owner has paid a decent chunk of money in the past for this!
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Main dealer service, shoddy.

Clean protect and fettle anything in there, decided

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Suggestion · Original poster
Recently bought a 996 T, first job that I always do on new cars is to strip out the wheel arch liners, clean, protect and fettle anything in there, decided to pop the pads out for cleaning the calipers, had to rattle the retaining pin out, pads were stuck to the shims, basically they have all been replaced dry with no assembly lube, a previous owner has paid a decent chunk of money in the past for this!
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Main dealer service, shoddy.

Install wrong way round ffs)

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster
This was on the 996T not the C4, done the brakes all round on that ( front brake discs fitted the wrong way round FFS)
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Main dealer service, shoddy.

Lubricate touch points rather than fit dry

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
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Suggestion · Original poster
Piece of P normally, but you should always lubricate touch points rather than fit dry.
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Main dealer service, shoddy.

Replace dry

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster
Recently bought a 996 T, first job that I always do on new cars is to strip out the wheel arch liners, clean, protect and fettle anything in there, decided to pop the pads out for cleaning the calipers, had to rattle the retaining pin out, pads were stuck to the shims, basically they have all been replaced dry with no assembly lube, a previous owner has paid a decent chunk of money in the past for this!
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Main dealer service, shoddy.

Replace pads

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Suggestion
how do you rate the difficulty of changing pads on a 996 ?
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Main dealer service, shoddy.

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Recently bought a 996 T, first job that I always do on new cars is to strip out the wheel arch liners, clean, protect and fettle anything in there, decided to pop the pads out for cleaning the calipers, had to rattle the retaining pin out, pads were stuck to the shims, basically they have all been replaced dry with no assembly lube, a previous owner has paid a decent chunk of money in the past for this! All sorted now though

POST 2Original post

painful to sort when that happens and to your point annoying how do you rate the difficulty of changing pads on a 996 ?

POST 3 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Piece of P normally, but you should always lubricate touch points rather than fit dry. This was on the 996T not the C4, done the brakes all round on that ( front brake discs fitted the wrong way round FFS)

POST 4Original post

excellent work, which pads did you fit in the end ?

POST 5Original post

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Aren't the shims supposed to be stuck to the pads? New shims come with a 3M adhesive layer supposedly to help pull the pads off the discs when easing off the brakes.

POST 6Original post

Yes, they are. The new ones even come with adhesive like you mention.

POST 7 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

First time I have seen that and done loads of p discs, no lubricant on touch points and pins still.

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