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| cpavlenko |
 May 18 2020, 07:38 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 489 Joined: 19-April 12 From: North Arizona Member No.: 14,400 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
So, I just found that left front caliper is early, and right front caliper is late. How did I figure this out, ordering early new discs and bearings. Started work on the left, and everything went great. Then I get to the rihgt side and oh oh, no worky. Caliper well not go on, defferent offset. I've been driving the 914 like this since I got it years ago. 914 drives straightforward, and brakes good. So what needs to be changed to match the left early assembly. My 914 is a 1971, I'm totally bummed. This is very frustrating. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
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| 914Sixer |
May 18 2020, 08:24 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,882 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region 
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Your going to have to change the strut assembly. The brake calipers and rotors are different because of the offset difference of early and late. I would up grade to the late strut. See if the early strut has a pinch bolt, late will have a wedge pin with a nut.
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| mepstein |
May 18 2020, 08:38 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,269 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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I should have all the parts you need. Give me a couple days to dig them up. You might/ probably need to rebuild the caliper. No charge for the parts, just shipping. If you find something closer, no problem but I’m sure I have the parts so they are yours if you want them.
My parts are early. You probably have a late front on the right since 95% of accidents in a Porsche are on the right. Very common. |
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| cpavlenko |
May 18 2020, 08:45 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 489 Joined: 19-April 12 From: North Arizona Member No.: 14,400 Region Association: Southwest Region |
QUOTE(mepstein @ May 18 2020, 07:38 PM)  I should have all the parts you need. Give me a couple days to dig them up. You might/ probably need to rebuild the caliper. No charge for the parts, just shipping. If you find something closer, no problem but I’m sure I have the parts so they are yours if you want them. My parts are early. You probably have a late front on the right since 95% of accidents in a Porsche are on the right. Very common. |
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| bdstone914 |
May 19 2020, 01:50 PM
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bdstone914 Group: Members Posts: 4,520 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319 |
@mepstein
' date='May 18 2020, 07:38 PM' post='2816683'] I should have all the parts you need. Give me a couple days to dig them up. You might/ probably need to rebuild the caliper. No charge for the parts, just shipping. If you find something closer, no problem but I’m sure I have the parts so they are yours if you want them. My parts are early. You probably have a late front on the right since 95% of accidents in a Porsche are on the right. Very common. [/quote] Mark, you probably know this but the strut, rotor, backing plate, caliper, ball joint and flex line are different and not interchangeable. Generous if you to offer the parts. I am sure i can cover what you may not have. @cpavlenko |
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| tvdinnerbythepool |
May 19 2020, 01:54 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 310 Joined: 24-July 18 From: Olympia, WA Member No.: 22,336 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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@mepstein you are a saint! You have helped so many of us out through pure generosity, myself included. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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| ndfrigi |
May 19 2020, 02:00 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,928 Joined: 21-August 11 From: Orange County Member No.: 13,474 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(tvdinnerbythepool @ May 19 2020, 12:54 PM) @mepstein you are a saint! You have helped so many of us out through pure generosity, myself included. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Agree! one of those members that really support/helped many members! |
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| mepstein |
May 19 2020, 02:17 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,269 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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Thanks guys but I'm happy to be able to send this stuff to someone who can use it and not have it end up in a junk pile in my workshop. I'm headed home tomorrow to gather up the parts and will post pics. I dropped the entire suspension from a 70's parts car so I know I have all the big stuff to get cpavlenko sorted.
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| cpavlenko |
May 19 2020, 08:28 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 489 Joined: 19-April 12 From: North Arizona Member No.: 14,400 Region Association: Southwest Region |
QUOTE(mepstein @ May 19 2020, 01:17 PM) Thanks guys but I'm happy to be able to send this stuff to someone who can use it and not have it end up in a junk pile in my workshop. I'm headed home tomorrow to gather up the parts and will post pics. I dropped the entire suspension from a 70's parts car so I know I have all the big stuff to get cpavlenko sorted. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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