Re: Portland area meetup?, Brake pad questions
Jeff- Nice! That sounds like what I'm looking for. I don't do any "spirited driving". I'm too cheap to pay the traffic tickets! lol Gotta love 1-rotor-set cars. 170k is really good! Alot of my
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mick cowles
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Re: Portland area meetup?, Brake pad questions
Just me...but 95% of people just driving the car...will love the Porterfield pads..the dust wont hurt wheels either.
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Jeff Mohler
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Re: Portland area meetup?, Brake pad questions
Hi Jeff, Thanks for all of that! Very helpful! Especially about cleaning the piston boot seals, and bleeding before removing the pads. You also make a great point about the abrasiveness of brake pads
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mick cowles
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Re: Portland area meetup?, Brake pad questions
Hi Jim, Thanks for all of that! It's very helpful information! Especially about the dampening pads, which I was confused about. So the main problem with them is that the caliper would have to be
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mick cowles
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Re: Portland area meetup?, Brake pad questions
"you need a hard compound that won't soften" That's not a thing. You need a compound that can do high heat stops more than once or twice. It's about their coefficient of friction AT high temperatures.
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Jeff Mohler
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Re: Portland area meetup?, Brake pad questions
Mick, Re: brakes, "not racing" doesn't mean you don't have to stop that quickly. Stuff happens-- deer, idiots on the highway, etc. The difference is heat: on a race track you are doing a lot of hard
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Jim Corenman
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Re: Portland area meetup?, Brake pad questions
Peter- Great suggestion. I've seen videos of people replacing brake pads without removing the calipers. On Corollas, I've always removed them. It's been quite a few years, so I can't remember if I did
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mick cowles
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Re: Portland area meetup?, Brake pad questions
Mick, I just did the rear pads before I came down. ?1 hour job at most for both sides. ?They are held in the pins. Here is the kicker. ?Soak the bleeders in penetrant a few days before you start.
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Peter S s/v Dawa II
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#42096
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Portland area meetup?, Brake pad questions
Michael B- It would be great to meet up sometime! I was thinking some Portland area meetups would make sense. Ken and I were talking about tinkering with the vacuum line on my automatic transmission.
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mick cowles
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Re: BG meetup
Hey, all it was great to meet up with you all. Meet some new faces and reconnect with some old ones. Keith, you are a very generous host. Peter, I am so impressed with your 928 journeys! Mick, I am in
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Michael Benno
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Re: BG meetup
Peter- Glad you got the hood issue sorted out and got a chance to look at the timing belt. It was a pleasure meeting you and talking about 928's and wines! Let me know if that Malbec I gave you is any
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mick cowles
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Leif's contact information?
Searching for the latest contact info for Leif in Woodinville area... Thank you!
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Brian King
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BG meetup
It was great to finally put some faces to online names. ?I had a great time. The run back gave me a chance to sort out the mixture on the CIS. ?I came back up via 101/3 through Shelton. ?Sunday was
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Peter S s/v Dawa II
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Re: Saturday August 26th 928 Meet, Mend & Eat BBQ in Battle Ground WA
Pacnw928 guys- Thanks again for making the trip to Battleground! It was good meeting you all. I appreciated the help and had a great time! Tom M- It was pleasure meeting you. Thanks again for the gift
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mick cowles
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Re: Saturday August 26th 928 Meet, Mend & Eat BBQ in Battle Ground WA
I was great to see old friends and meet new ones. Thanks to Keith for hosting and food. Mick for the wine. Andre for the photo and Ken/Tom for help with the 32V disassembly tips. Talk with everyone
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bucc_or
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Re: Saturday August 26th 928 Meet, Mend & Eat BBQ in Battle Ground WA
I created a folder in the Photo's section (Battle Ground 928 Gathering) and tossed what few photo's I took (and the group shot photo). Feel free to put your pics in there too.. Tom
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amidlman
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Re: Saturday August 26th 928 Meet, Mend & Eat BBQ in Battle Ground WA
Thanks for pic Andre. Was a good time and it was great to see everyone.? In the pic L to R (Keith's cousin (James?), Keith, Mick, Tom (Portland), me (Tom - midlman), Peter (Bremerton), Ken (porken),
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amidlman
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Re: Saturday August 26th 928 Meet, Mend & Eat BBQ in Battle Ground WA
For those who showed up, it was a great pleasure. I realize why I fell in love with the 928! Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36> ________________________________ Sent: Sunday, August 27,
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Andre S
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Re: Saturday August 26th 928 Meet, Mend & Eat BBQ in Battle Ground WA
A big Thank You to our host, Keith Martin in allowing us to gather at his home shop in BG. For those Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36> ________________________________ Sent: Saturday,
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Andre S
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Re: Timing belt adjustments for Pete and Joe
Ugh, sorry; not going to be able to make it. Next time! -Joe
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Joe Elliott
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