thank you Brembo

[Perfectlap]

I kinda think Brembo knew allot of these cars do double duty as street and track mobiles so they came up with a fast way of changing the pads. With a rechargable impact gun and race jack you can do the whole street to track wheels/pads conversion in a flash.
Those bleeders are dirt cheap. Considering its a good idea to this yearly, its a good investment.

I really wish (hint...) someone filmed all these easy DIY onto YouTube.

[John V]

Nothing magic about the Brembos. The brakes on my 1987 RX-7 turbo were exactly the same in terms of pad changes. Just pull the pins and slide out the pads. It's the wonderfulness of monoblock calipers that gives us this convenience, not to mention the great brake feel.

Did you remember to use a micrometer to measure the rotor thickness? I know you did...

Another tip for everyone else out there - wrap the caliper in a towel and crack the bleed screws when you put the new pads in. This makes it easier for the pistons to retract when inserting the new pad and prevents any moisture or debris from back-flushing into the ABS unit (unlikely, but possible).

[CJ_Boxster]

I usually remove the cap from the reseviour up top and used a caliper piston spreader to push them back in the calipers.

[John V]

You should always crack the bleed screws. You don't want debris going back upstream to the abs unit / master cylinder.

Hey DJ, I'll buy you a Power Bleeder if you teach me how to change pads and get Sammy to teach me how to change the brake fluid.

[Sammy]

Originally Posted by bmussatti

Hey DJ, I'll buy you a Power Bleeder if you teach me how to change pads and get Sammy to teach me how to change the brake fluid.

Unfortunately with your fancy schmancy 987 you need a PST tool to actuate the ABS to get all the brake fluid out. I don't have a PST tool.

Anyone, how big of a deal is it to flush the system by clearing out the ABS module? It sounds important to me as the goal is to get all the old fluid out, but hey, you never now?

Or even better, how much is a PST tool?

[Wonko The Sane]

Just a note: One of the best things you can do to improve your braking performance is to put on stainless steel lines. I changed my pads/rotors one week, then finally got a chance to change the lines/fluid the following week... The pads/rotors were a decent improvement, but changing out the brake lines was NIGHT AND DAY.