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Keoni986 06-10-2011 02:29 PM
REFINISH THOSE CALIPERS!
A do-it-yourself project that can bring chalky brake calipers back to life
By Bill Burris
Reprinted with permission from Bill Burris and Panorama (May 2011 Panorama)
Imagine this scenario: You’ve just washed your car and it looks good, but you decide to go the extra mile and give it a wax. Hours later, you stand back and it’s a thing of beauty. Except for those nasty brake calipers. You don’t know if it’s years of wheel cleaner or just road grime that is...
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Left Hander 05-03-2011 09:49 PM
During March of 2011 I did a complete brake rebuild on all four corners. This entailed replacing rotors, brake lines, brake pads, and rebuilding the internal parts of each caliper (pistons, dust seals, and inner seals). I bought an extra set of jack stands and put the car up on four stands. In this article I will describe how I put the car up on the stands.
Plan on using the regular jacking points for your jack stand placement. There are other good places to jack the car with so your stands...
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Left Hander 12-20-2010 01:45 PM
How to Adjust the Closed Window Height
Overview:
The door windows drop down when you lift the door handle and automatically go backup once the door closes. This is done to relieve the cabin pressure and to make it easier to open and close the door.
I recently had problems with my closed window height being too high and catching on the roof. I learned that there is a height adjustment screw at the front and the rear of the door which allows you to adjust the window height. I'll...
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Left Hander 12-12-2010 09:13 PM
This article by Gator Bite has an excellent write up on how to shorten and disable your brake sensors so you do not have to remove them each time you do brake pad maintenance.
I did not want to cut and ruin my perfectly good sensors so I simply removed them and used zip ties to tie them securely to the brake line. ( I have my eye out for sensors which have been cut by worn pads and when I find them I will go the route Gator Bite describes just to eliminate the potential of a longer sensor...
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Left Hander 12-12-2010 08:44 PM
I bought my 2003 Boxster S in Late April of 2010. The car was a great find and I have really enjoyed it and got a beauty. For some strange reason however there was not any 'hook' velcro part in the floorboard and the mats kept sliding forward.
I looked on-line and could find new mats but no reference to the velcro part so I called SunCoast Porsche in florida and found out I could special order the part I needed. Each pair was aobut three and a half dollars. I needed the 'hook' parts on both...
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Left Hander 12-12-2010 06:29 PM
Brakes 101: Brake Pad Maintenance
Introduction
Removing the brake pads is one of the easiest maintenance tasks you can do on your car and can be done with simple, basic tools you probably already have on hand. Until you do this the first time this job may seen risky and a task best left to your service technician. Don’t avoid it! It is amazingly simple and our cars have such a well designed system that there is very little risk of a failure because you assembled it improperly. Hopefully...
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Mark Hubley 11-25-2010 11:27 AM
When my wife and I bought land in Anne Arundel County, MD, back in 2004 it was to serve as our home and a site for Susan's equine veterinary practice. Since the land we purchased had nothing on it but a 20-acre patch of head-high weeds surrounded by many more acres of trees, that meant building a house and a barn. Although the purchase of the land and construction of the buildings (not to mention permits, grading, etc.) pushed our financial limits, I insisted on adding a 24' x 24' garage. As we...
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lithium1330 11-07-2010 05:41 PM
Stuff you need:
• Sanding paper: 200 grit – 400 – 600 – 1000 – 1500 -2000 (local auto parts store is your best bet. Home improvement stores near me didn’t carry anything more 400 grit)
• Water in squirt bottle (for wet sanding)
• P21S Metal polish (for finishing/buffing)
If I’m the city planner, I would use berms instead of curbs. This happens to the best of us and it’s never a good feeling. There are numerous options to fixing curb rashes. After evaluating the damages and doing some...
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