987S Suspension Refresh

[aboyandhisdog]

When I did mine, I almost hated to drive the car as I didn't want to get them dirty they looked so good. Naaaahhh! You can't see them anyway with the wheels on. Sure is a good feeling of accomplishment though! Well done!

[vitaminc]

Basically done! Finally.

Got all the parts installed and everything torqued.

Then it was time to flush the brakes. Good thing I have a pressure bleeder. Oh, looks like I haven’t used this in a while. No surprise, as I hate dealing with brake fluid.

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Got some fresh hose and clamps from Motive and was back in business.

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Flushed all four corners and the clutch. Getting to the bleed valve on the transmission required some extra contortions.

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Then the tires went back on and it was finally released from the lift!

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During this drawn out process I managed to kill the battery, though I’m not sure exactly how. Maybe I left the key in too long in the “unlocked” position so I could turn the front wheels. We’ll see if it can be revived with the tender, but if not I will need to get a new battery before I can take it in for an alignment, as it doesn’t even have enough power to release the key.

After a jump I was able to take a short drive around the block and- unsurprisingly- the alignment is way off. So that needs to happen before I can make any conclusions.

[barnwerks]

Should the brake rotors be mounted on the opposite sides of the car?

[aboyandhisdog]

Should the brake rotors be mounted on the opposite sides of the car?

Good eye! When I did mine I used the "Pagid" brand, and they were sold in left and right side. The hole pattern shows the reverse of what I see here. Possibly different brands sell them to different specs??? I don't know.

[vitaminc]

Should the brake rotors be mounted on the opposite sides of the car?

Maybe? I put them on in the same positions that they came off of. Which does not exclude the possibility that someone previously put them on the wrong side, as they were on the car when I got it.

They've been that way for at least two years, so I'm not sure how critical it is to reverse them.

Actually, it seems that these may not be directional- it depends on the vanes, not the drill pattern. I'll look into it.

Thanks for bringing it up!