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Old 03-18-2007, 10:04 PM   #7
chaudanova
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Originally Posted by MNBoxster
Hi,

With ABS, all cars should be power bled. That means you need a power bleeder - http://www.motiveproducts.com/02bleeders.html which actually makes it a one-man job and reduces the opportunities to spill Brake Fluid.

You do need to replace the Caliper Mounting Bolts as these fasteners are made to stretch when initially torqued to insure they don't back-out (very Bad), but they only stretch once. Porsche doesn't recommend replacing bolts except in a very few instances and this is one of them, it's best to take heed - reusing them poses a high risk of shearing one off as you torque it to 63 ft.lbs., that'll cost a whole lot more than the cost of new bolts.

ATE makes their Super Brake Fluid in 2 contrasting colors - Gold and Blue, exact same stuff, just a different color. Use the color which contrasts with the one you already have. When you see the new color appear, you've purged all the old fluid - plan on 2 Litres of the stuff for a complete job and be sure to bleed the Clutch as well to remove all the old fluid so as not to contaminate the new - the Clutch and Brakes share the same Fluid Reservoir, so the fluid will mix. You need to replace the fluid every 2 years because it gets dirty and absorbs moisture (as much as 8% in 2 years) which will corrode the system and reduce Braking and Clutch efficiency.

Replace the Brake Hardware as good insurance that you won't have a Pad hang up and hasten both it's and the Rotors wear. Cheap insurance.

Also, I would not recommend the Cross-drilled Rotors. These cannot be machined, are prone to cracking and will wear the pads much more quickly (especially the OEM Pagids) with only a very mild (unnoticeable) increase in braking efficiency. You don't need this extra efficiency, especially at the higher cost and shortened interval of maintenance. These are for the Track where cost and service intervals mean nothing - for the street thay are pure aesthetic.

If you get the OEM Ventilated rotors, I always like to have these balanced. I have found that they are often very inexact and can induce some wheel shimmy. Any competant machine shop will balance them for about $5 usually while you wait.

Otherwise, the procedure is very straightforward and you can save a bundle doing it yourself.

Well, I've just added about $150 to your Brake Job, but it's the right way to do it. Your Brakes are the most important system on the Car don't scrimp here - You can't have the GO without the Whoa!...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

Hey Jim, seems like there are several models listed there for the powerbleeders that would work for Porsches. Is there a particular model you would suggest from personal experience?

Thanks in advance...

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