RE: Porsche Cayman S | PH Fleet

[A1VDY]

Service items like brakes are no more difficult on a Porsche than most other cars, no need for a specialist.
Re the price of Brembos compared to 'OEM', Brembo are original fitment. OEM just come in a very expensive Porsche branded cardboard box but they're the same thing.

[Krikkit]

Ryvita said:

Hmm... How accurate is the calibration of a 20-year old torque wrench going to be?

Genuine question, I have no idea. Is it something which drifts / degrades?

Most of them will be pretty close as long as they're not the crazy cheap 15 quid jobs.

It also helps that the manufacturers design most of the torque settings with a pretty decent safety margin built in, just in case.

[STiG911]

A1VDY said:

Service items like brakes are no more difficult on a Porsche than most other cars, no need for a specialist.
Re the price of Brembos compared to 'OEM', Brembo are original fitment. OEM just come in a very expensive Porsche branded cardboard box but they're the same thing.

From what I've seen, mainly they're not exactly the same.
OEM version discs don't have the higher quality finish that you get when buying 'actual' Brembo discs. The disc edges and bells aren't painted on Porsche-supplied items, so they tarnish / rust much quicker.

[BangernomicsAndy]

From experience and as I have my own garage here are a few hints for when changing this type of brake pad. Cheap tools cost more in the long run, a decent pin punch helps so much when removing the pins. Line up the biggest punch that will fit through the hole so it’s along the centre line of the pin you are about to remove ( imagine drilling a hole into a wall at 90 degrees ), and hit it hard. Don’t mess about, just hit it. You are more likely to bend the punch or swage the end of the locating pin hitting it multiple times. Enjoy.