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| orange914jeff |
 Feb 16 2005, 05:41 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 8 Joined: 31-January 05 From: Crossville, Tennessee Member No.: 3,531  |
I know I need to drill one of the holes larger to fit the larger pad pin in the caliper. No problem.
Does the relief slot on the back of the pads have any particular orientation in relation to rotor motion? In the pad set I got two "left" and two "right" slotted. Any comments? Attached image(s) 
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| orange914jeff |
Feb 19 2005, 07:47 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 8 Joined: 31-January 05 From: Crossville, Tennessee Member No.: 3,531 |
Sincere question. Nobody to respond?
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| ejm |
Feb 19 2005, 08:09 PM
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I can see the light at the end of the tunnel Group: Members Posts: 2,689 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 224 Region Association: None |
If the pads were made exclusively for a 914 the holes would be the correct size. In some of the other applications for these pads there may be an anti-rotation plate for the caliper piston. So it shouldn't matter which way they go but I would make them all the same.
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| SGB |
Feb 20 2005, 12:59 AM
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just visiting Group: Members Posts: 4,086 Joined: 8-March 03 From: Huntsville, AL Member No.: 404 Region Association: South East States |
yes you will have to drill to round out one hole slightly. I don't recall the relief slot issue when I put my Mintex pads in. I think as long as its symmetrical to the other side they can be any orientation.
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| davep |
Feb 20 2005, 08:49 AM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,137 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada  |
Tricky question. The rear calipers were not designed to run with the reliefs. In fact, I don't think any Porsche brake pad has them. The calipers that do use a relief have them machined into the piston, and then have locks to keep them in the proper orientation. Porsche uses an angled relief, not a straight one.
My reccommendation would be to fill in the reliefs, otherwise you may be running into problems. Not a good choice in pads I think. At least I would have chosen a better compound for my 914. |
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