Brake Squeaking
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dereksharpuk
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I rejected a new 997 C2 Cab under the Sale of Goods Act. No matter what Porsche did, the brake squeal was horrendous, inversely proportional to speed and particularly bad at certain brake temperatures. Initially Porsche refused a replacement, but eventually capitulated. BTW, your contract is with the supplier not the manufacturer.
dereksharpuk
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Yup, same with me, though in both directions. Heads turned when I slowed for traffic lights and it woke the neighbours when reversing out of the garage. The OPC tried their hardest and changed everything but no success.
Mine too was Gen II PDK.
Porsche admitted the fault on some other 911s
Mine too was Gen II PDK.
Porsche admitted the fault on some other 911s
Have a read through this http://www.wikihow.com/Fix-Noisy-Brakes, provides a few potential causes. Clean out the brake components with a high pressure airline to disperse the build up of brake dust. Check the pads and rotors are in good order and not worn or scored, the friction surfaces should be making even contact, check the anti-squeal shims are not bent or corroded and apply anti-squeal compound between the backs and the calliper piston contact surfaces. Check for play in the wheel bearings.
If all this checks out, look at the handbrake mechanism for potential binding.
Regards,
Clive.
If all this checks out, look at the handbrake mechanism for potential binding.
Regards,
Clive.
dereksharpuk
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All good advice, but mine was a brand new car and I was not the only owner of a new 997 C2 that had that problem. As I said, Porsche tried everything, including different coppaslip to the shims and even changed all the components!
Thanks for the responses.
When I mentioned this to the OPC, they did acknowledge that others had referred the same issue and did suggest they could clean everything out (as per the advice from Clive), although they did suggest that this would only be a temporary fix so it would come back. Obviously not considered a warranty item, so I didn't ask them to do any of the work !
When I mentioned this to the OPC, they did acknowledge that others had referred the same issue and did suggest they could clean everything out (as per the advice from Clive), although they did suggest that this would only be a temporary fix so it would come back. Obviously not considered a warranty item, so I didn't ask them to do any of the work !
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