987 brakes

[2bobjones]

Thanks Kevan. Not the first person to mention rear pads and contact...

Ideally, new front and rear Brembo or sebro discs. The thing then is to keep my slightly used Brembo HP sport pads fitted to front and get matching for the rear?

Gonna start saving ....

 

[2bobjones]

Thanks Ray. Was it the rear pads that were the issue then?

 

[Buddy]

Eurocarparts also supply Brembo discs and pads along with other choices again at good prices and look out for the discount codes!

 

[Ray]

Eurocarparts also supply Brembo discs and pads along with other choices again at good prices and look out for the discount codes!

Quite a popular company. Well priced. I have used them for years for all manner of items.

Ray

 

[Wollemi]

GT3 brake ducts are a cheap way of improving the cooling (mine were only 2.99!) i was advised to use a cable tie to prevent them being pulled off if they catch on bumps.

If you might be doing any track days change the brake fluid to a racing brake fluid.

 

[2bobjones]

Thanks. I had some GT3 ducts for Christmas

got to fit them soon and may well change the fluid for higher dot in future.

 

[j666gak]

Thanks for info.

i got some GT3 ducts to fit and try will let you know how it Goes.

i heard GT3 master cyl and other parts can be fitted.

I got my brake master cylinder from the link below, took a while to come 1-1.5 months... but only 141 Euros + 16 p&p (no import tax)

https://www.fvd.net/de-en...3rs-07-997gts4-12.html

 

[JCL]

I've got a 987.1 S, Gt3 ducts, braided hoses, performance friction brake fluid. Car has done 20k miles only but I track it. Recently changed pads all round - Brembo HP2000. Didn't change discs though. Had a similar issue to original post. When brakes get hot they get noisy (not squealing, a much deeper noise, no juddering). Braking performance is fine - just the noise and seems to be only occurring sub about 50mph. Followed the pad break in instructions with several hard stops etc. I assumed this is probably just the performance pads but maybe not ?! Anyone else had this.

Don't want to speak too soon but recently it has been better so maybe the pads are now bedding in and the noise seems to have largely gone (could be colder weather though I guess). That said I've been a little easier on the braking anyway to avoid the noise.....

 

[2bobjones]

Thanks JCL

interesting. Mine were making the graunchy/whine noise when hit before I changed tonthe HP2000 front pads so hence I think the cheap discs may be problem...

much sharper pedal and stoppingpower with new HP Brembo pads but same noise when hot.

Need to check the rear inner disc and pad contact soon if can get on a friends ramp....

 

[Wollemi]

Thanks. I had some GT3 ducts for Christmas

got to fit them soon and may well change the fluid for higher dot in future.

Higher DoT doesn’t mean anything, the boiling point won’t necessarily be higher. You need a racing brake fluid like Motul RBF 660 or if you can find it Castrol SRF. There’s no down side apart from it will cost more, a lot more in the case of the Castrol.