Sunday, July 31, 2011

Porsche brake work...Or so I thought

Spent Saturday morning replacing the brakes on the Porsche. I had everything set to go: 4 new rotors, 4 set of pads, 4 new sensors. The trouble started on the first wheel I pulled. The rotor screws were stripped on the right rear rotor. Quick fix to drill them out and pull the rotor to reveal why my parking brake doesn't hold well: the parking brake shoe had only half of the pad on it. Well, no one in Greenville carries this for a Porsche. I checked several places online and they were all international shipping. Eventually, I did find a place that had then in the US, so it should be here by next weekend.

I pulled the remaining wheels and rotors, but am kinda stuck at this point. 1 wheel is done, but the new tire is losing air, so that goes back to the tire store for them to look at. Another wheel is leaking where I replaced the CV joint boot, so that is going to need a look.

Other than that, a semi-successful work session!