Tuesday 8 March 2011

Porsche 944 Front Brake Disc Installation

First take the front wheel off.
Remove the  brake pads:
1&2 Take the clips off the end of the retaining pins
3. Remove the spring then remove the retaining pins
4. Remove the spring plate from the back of the pads
You can now remove the pads from the caliper


Remove the Caliper:
Looking at the caliper from above you should see two large bolts (19mm)
The top one is marked in the photo, the bottom one is directly beneath


These bolts have more than likely had some thread lock applied, mine did.I had to apply a lot of heat to them before they would budge.
Once the caliper is removed, hang it from a piece of wire so there is no weight on the brake pipes.

Hub and Bearing removal:
Pry the hub cap off using a mallet and chisel (or large flat tipped screwdriver)
You will now be able to see the bearing collar. There is a hex bolt which need to be loosened in order to remove the collar and in turn the bearing and finally the disc.


Loosen the hex bolt but do not undo it all the way. Unscrew the collar and remove the wheel bearing and seal.

Remove the disc from the hub:
There are 5 bolts which hold the disc onto the hub.Undo these and split the hub from the disc.






 


Attach the new disc and bolt onto the hub



Reverse the instructions to reassemble.