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[banditsc]

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It's another one of those modern day lingo things old timer. F/U=Follow Up

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[flash]

lol - ah - no worries - i'm feeling really old now - thanks

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[olddragger]

lol --i think that is the only time in my life that i wasnt the one that didnt understand a forum abbreviation---appreciate the smile and cuckle flash!
OD

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[flash]

glad to amuse - i'm completely lost when it comes to all this "newspeak"

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[Darryl]

I had to go back and find the F/U post...but now I'm ROFLMAO! I'm right there with you Flash...for such a computer and electronics junkie, I don't do text shorthand! That was funny though!

Back to brakes, I had planned on trying out the Porterfields too. I just put my first set of ceramic pads on my 4WD truck along with drilled and slotted rotors (mostly for the looks) and I gotta say I'm very pleased. Practically no dust, good stopping power and I had always heard bad things about ceramic pads. Anyone have any good ceramic options for the 968?

- Darryl

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[flash]

ceramic is a great compound for longevity and low dust - it isn't the best on stopping, but is very good - if you are not tracking the car, they will work just fine - repco makes a set

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[Darryl]

Yes, not planning on tracking, this would be for the cab...street only. I've never heard of Repco...

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[flash]

DE and Autocross events count as track, so if you plan to do those, i would not run ceramic pads

repco used to be the company that made metalmasters - they then became axis and now i think they are PBR - i can't keep track

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[Scott Collins]

I just finished installing new Zimmerman cross-drilled rear rotors and new Porsche pads by Pagid. In the dark, on my back, in the rain, outside...Builds character....(I think that when you order these, they might have other brand names and still be considered OE - Textar, or Jurid, I think are also the same. Anyone can correct me and set the record straight...) The pads are the OE pads and they are IMO awesome!!! I have the Pagid's all around and the car stops like nothing else. Plenty of dust, so I clean the rims. Stopping quickly is safe AND fun, and I enjoy scaring everyone who rides with me when they think that I can't stop in time.

I briefly tried Metalmaster pads. No dust but I actually had trouble stopping the car. And in cold or cold/wet weather, I think the car actually sped up when I applied the brakes using the Metalmasters.

I highly recommend the OE pads and will gladly endorse them, for free. If you have the Motive Power Bleeder, you can do this job on your own fairly quickly. Just do it and get some of those huge Channel Lock pliers to compress the caliper pistons. You'll be glad you did.

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[DaveN]

You forgot uphill, both ways, in your pajamas [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif[/img]

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[jg968]

Slightly off topic but since I can't create a new topic - does anyone have instructions for tightening the parking brake?



thanks,

Jerry

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[flash]

you can start a new topic, but not in the DIY area - this area is for posting of DIYs and comments about those specifically



go the the OEM repairs / brakes area and start a new thread post the question there - the parking brake should have its own thread - not sure how this thread got into the DIY area to begin with, but it has now been moved, along with a number of other threads that did not belong in the DIY area, but rather largely in the OEM repair discussion area

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[hryden]

Since the cross drilled rotors were mentioned, I thought I'd mention my experience with them. If you are planning on tracking the car a lot, you will want to pay close attention to those rotors. I have had 2 sets, and have now gone back to regular rotors. Both sets started with surface cracking after 1 DE and then substantial cracking after 2. Several of the cracks could be seen through the holes and had gone all the way through the rotor. It made me way to nervous to run them in that condition, so I replaced them. When the 2nd set did the same thing, I went back to the regular ones. Haven't had that problem since switching.

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[968Syncro]

Finished the job of installing the new brake pads today. Only hangup I had was figuring out exactly how to squeeze the retainer spring. Had to make an emergency call to Flash a couple of days ago -- thanks Flash for taking my call, we went out right after the call and got the springs out. I've done brakes on other cars, but I just couldn't get my head around how this spring should be removed.



For the next guy: first of all there is a picture of the spring on the caliper in the workshop manual. The spring is one continuous piece of metal with 4 lobes. Two of the lobes hold the pads down. For the bottom lobe the ends of the spring are bent and inserted into holes in the caliper; so this part acts like a hinge. The top part is a loop that hooks under a semi-circle shaped retainer. You have to compress the spring vertically. in the middle, until the loop on the top lobe moves down far enough to release from under that retaining semi-circle thingy.

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