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Status report - rear Porsche brakes ... (archive)
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Posted by David Zeckhausen on April 15, 2001 at 21:06:04:

Well, I've just about got one side done. There was lots more grinding and cutting than I expected and the going was slow because I didn't have any instructions. I'm making it up as I go along, plus I'm taking lots of photos so the next person to do this will have instructions to follow.

I had to cut the day short because I had friends over for Easter dinner and the serious beer drinking started at 4:00. :-)

Here's a shot that gives you some idea of the amount of cutting and grinding that is required:


And here's the reward for all that hard work:


I plan to finish up the first side tomorrow night, hooking up the brake line and bleeding the caliper, so that my wife can drive the car to the train station the rest of the week. I'll be traveling to Virginia for work mid week, so I won't have time to finish the other side until next weekend.

Lots of photos to follow, plus I'm building a complementary web page to my front brake installation instructions page.

Dave Z.

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