Change HistoryDiscussion of Boxsters and other Porsches |  |  |
|
Buying through this link, gets PB a donation. |
Expect the best, and accept no substitute. |
 | |
Message: On the older ...
Changed By: Pedro (Odessa, FL)
Change Date: March 21, 2014 09:50AM
On the older ...
Change Date: March 21, 2014 09:50AM
On the older ...
... 986s it's very easy to remove and reuse the brake sensors.
Those are the "pin" type that go into a hole in the pad.
On the 987s the architecture is different and the sensor has a much larger area which is subjected o to the heat from the rorotor and pad.
All this heat makes the plastic material very brittle and they tend to break.
If they can be carefully pried off without breaking they can be reused, but it's probably better just to replace them altogether when replacing the pads.
In my particular case, since I go o the track so often I just jumpered my sensors so i dont get a warning light and don't use them at all.
Happy Boxstering
Pedro
Those are the "pin" type that go into a hole in the pad.
On the 987s the architecture is different and the sensor has a much larger area which is subjected o to the heat from the rorotor and pad.
All this heat makes the plastic material very brittle and they tend to break.
If they can be carefully pried off without breaking they can be reused, but it's probably better just to replace them altogether when replacing the pads.
In my particular case, since I go o the track so often I just jumpered my sensors so i dont get a warning light and don't use them at all.
Happy Boxstering
Pedro
Changed By: Pedro (Odessa, FL)
Change Date: March 21, 2014 09:49AM
On the older ...
Change Date: March 21, 2014 09:49AM
On the older ...
... 986s it's very easy toto remove and reuse the brake sensors.
Those are the "pin" type that go into a hole in the pad.
On the 987s the architecture is different and the sensor has a much larger area which is subjected o the heat from the roor and pad.
All this heat makes the plastic material very brittle and they tend to break.
If they can be carefully pried off without breaking they can be reused, but it's probably better just to replace them altogether when replacing the pads.
In my particular case, since I go o the track so often I just jumpered my sensors so i dont get a warning light and don't use them at all.
Happy Boxstering
Pedro
Those are the "pin" type that go into a hole in the pad.
On the 987s the architecture is different and the sensor has a much larger area which is subjected o the heat from the roor and pad.
All this heat makes the plastic material very brittle and they tend to break.
If they can be carefully pried off without breaking they can be reused, but it's probably better just to replace them altogether when replacing the pads.
In my particular case, since I go o the track so often I just jumpered my sensors so i dont get a warning light and don't use them at all.
Happy Boxstering
Pedro
Original Message
Author: Pedro (Odessa, FL)Date: March 21, 2014 09:49AM
On the older ...
... 986s it's very easy toremoveand reuse the brake sensors.
Those are the "pin" type that go into a hole in the pad.
On the 987s the architecture is different and the sensor has a much larger area which is subjected o the heat from the roor and pad.
All this heat makes the plastic material very brittle and they tend to break.
If they can be carefully pried off without breaking they can be reused, but it's probably better just to replace them altogether when replacing the pads.
In my particular case, since I go o the track so often I just jumpered my sensors so i dont get a warning light and don't use them at all.
Happy Boxstering
Pedro
Those are the "pin" type that go into a hole in the pad.
On the 987s the architecture is different and the sensor has a much larger area which is subjected o the heat from the roor and pad.
All this heat makes the plastic material very brittle and they tend to break.
If they can be carefully pried off without breaking they can be reused, but it's probably better just to replace them altogether when replacing the pads.
In my particular case, since I go o the track so often I just jumpered my sensors so i dont get a warning light and don't use them at all.
Happy Boxstering
Pedro