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microsa
post Nov 12 2004, 10:26 PM
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Well, I'm closing in on the finish of the 5 lug conversion on YellowDog and am now ready to familiarize myself with the wonderful world of 914 'venting clearance'. I seem to remember some saying that the figure in the Haynes manual is not correct. What should it be?
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post Nov 13 2004, 02:15 PM
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I know there's a bunch of people who think that 0.004" or so
is a good number to use. Setting the rear clearance too high
seems to make a huge dead spot in the brake pedal that is
very annoying.

Here's what I do. Trying to use a tool to measure the clearance,
unless rotors and pads are new, isn't ideal because you have
a groovy surface. I have the wheel off the ground, and turn
the adjusters until I feel resistance to wheel movement by
hand, then back off the slightest amount possible. I figure if
it's too tight (by a very small amount if any) it would wear itself
back to normal. I get a very good pedal feel at least for a few
weeks or one autocross.
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microsa   Venting Clearance   Nov 12 2004, 10:26 PM
Rich Bontempi   The venting clearence for the rear brake pads is ....   Nov 13 2004, 12:58 PM
mskala   I know there's a bunch of people who think tha...   Nov 13 2004, 02:15 PM
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