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My 330mm brake conversion - all on!
jimk04:
Cheers for the input again Dave. Pads are definitely 996/boxster s fronts. States on the box and they were sealed.
My bad RE- banjo fitting. Guess it would have soon become obvious when I actually get my calipers!.
May well take up your offer on the flexis. Will sort you out....also did you get my pm re bracket price/drawing?
Thanks
DaveB@Vagbremtechnic:
Jim
My carriers and the ones on ebay are GTI versions and NOT S3 brackets, they are quite different, Im almost certain you'll need to point the carrier from in to out so it will be a wide bracket thats for sure.
So you're pioneering!
I've got a NQSBBK caliper carrier attached to Mike TFSI's old calipers, thats derived for the boxster front but the centres are all the same at 130mm for the calipers, ask him to send you a pic of it for some inspiration, from memory the lugs to attach to the S3 hub need to be a peculiar shape to miss some part of the casting. The boxster caliper is narrower than the 996 so that means that means the holes for the calipers will be different
Tfsi_Mike:
--- Quote from: DaveB1970 on February 05, 2012, 10:40:54 pm ---Jim
My carriers and the ones on ebay are GTI versions and NOT S3 brackets, they are quite different, Im almost certain you'll need to point the carrier from in to out so it will be a wide bracket thats for sure.
So you're pioneering!
I've got a NQSBBK caliper carrier attached to Mike TFSI's old calipers, thats derived for the boxster front but the centres are all the same at 130mm for the calipers, ask him to send you a pic of it for some inspiration, from memory the lugs to attach to the S3 hub need to be a peculiar shape to miss some part of the casting. The boxster caliper is narrower than the 996 so that means that means the holes for the calipers will be different
--- End quote ---
Remind me tomo jim and I'll take a couple of pics of the brackets 07935089 441
Respect to you buddy
jimk04:
Well a small update people - not done a huge amount with this recently.
But I have some calipers.....ugly ass things they are too.
It gets worse!
Been a bit warm this one, melted the rubber around the bleed nips, and smoke stain galore.... :surprised:
Luckily though - on removing the pistons there is no damage to the seals at all - all is well. I just damaged one dust seal removing them tho. All pistons moved freely which is nice.
I offered up a caliper just to keep my enthusiasm going!
Discs now drilled to clear M14 lugs, and for the disc retaining screw - although the latter took me a few attempts to line up... :ashamed:!
Dropping it all off at the machine shop tomorrow hopefully if my carrier and caliper bolts come from TPS. See if they cant knock something up without a drawing....I havent had time yet to CAD it up.
Will be on with caliper renovation soon I guess, need one dust seal, bleed nips/rubbers, and pad fitting kit.
Oh yeah I also got some 'AMG' decals, thought it would be a change from the usual 'Porsche' - and also a nod to the origin of my discs! I may concede tho and stick some porker ones on!!
jimk04:
update folks
Carrier is mocked up and seems pretty good - but it just needs to pull the caliper in about 3 or 4mm more as the pad is just overhanging a tadge. It was one thing I said to the machine shop that was critical but hey ho, they didnt charge me much at all.
You can see we did them mounting from the front so atleast you can get to the bolts with the disc on...not sure it this means they will fit the GTI hub aswell as the ally hubs...cant remember what Ive read about this!!
Had a play with a wheel and it looks like 12mm is the wheel spacer requirement....hopefully as that is what I have just ordered! My only concern is if 12mm spacer will work with the TT arms. May be too much.
Had a scary moment with a caliper today swapping the lines over, one had quite a bit of dissimilar metal corrosion and the M10 fitting has dragged some of the ally tread with it, but I think I have just gotten away with it... :ashamed: :scared:
:happy2:
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