mike creer
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Hi guys n gals,
Just hoping some of you techies out there can cast light on two questions I have.
Firstly, BRAKES : Had a grinding noise recently from my rear brakes. This is not the first time it has happened. Driving the C4S away from the showroom after having purchased it I got vibration through the steering wheel when peeling the speed off gently - turned out to be the discs(7.5k miles!) - problem sorted(skimmed) FOC by dealer.
This time have had brakes checked out by friendly and trustworthy non-OPD garage near my home. After all the wheels were taken off I was asked to have a look. There was NO evidence of copper grease anywhere around the brakes or hub! Is this usual? I would have thought there would have been SOME evidence of grease! Apparantly a very light application of copper grease or such-like prevents rust and wheel seizing onto hub amongst other things.
The grinding noise turned out to be coming from one of the rear inside discs where the pad had almost "bonded" onto the disc in the wet conditions after the car hadnt been used for 10 days or so. (It sits outside under a breathable cover). Brakes have now been thoroughly cleaned and greased.
But Im interested to know if the non-greasing is standard practice... the rather abrupt man at AFN didnt seem to know what I meant when I questioned him about copper grease!
Secondly: RMS?? Read lots of threads about it. Glad Ive parted with £725 to extend my warranty! But what does RMS actually stand for? Sorry to appear so dull!!! My vehicle has done 15k...should I be concerned? Do Porsche check this out during an annual service? Should I ask them? Im about to drive down to Le Mans in it....could do without it going "pop" on a French Toll road!
Thanks folks....an excellent web-site,some fantastic info...and even great banter!
Love my Porsche....but have hated its recent devaluation!
Best wishes
Mike
'04 996 C4S
Migration info. Legacy thread was 56492
Just hoping some of you techies out there can cast light on two questions I have.
Firstly, BRAKES : Had a grinding noise recently from my rear brakes. This is not the first time it has happened. Driving the C4S away from the showroom after having purchased it I got vibration through the steering wheel when peeling the speed off gently - turned out to be the discs(7.5k miles!) - problem sorted(skimmed) FOC by dealer.
This time have had brakes checked out by friendly and trustworthy non-OPD garage near my home. After all the wheels were taken off I was asked to have a look. There was NO evidence of copper grease anywhere around the brakes or hub! Is this usual? I would have thought there would have been SOME evidence of grease! Apparantly a very light application of copper grease or such-like prevents rust and wheel seizing onto hub amongst other things.
The grinding noise turned out to be coming from one of the rear inside discs where the pad had almost "bonded" onto the disc in the wet conditions after the car hadnt been used for 10 days or so. (It sits outside under a breathable cover). Brakes have now been thoroughly cleaned and greased.
But Im interested to know if the non-greasing is standard practice... the rather abrupt man at AFN didnt seem to know what I meant when I questioned him about copper grease!
Secondly: RMS?? Read lots of threads about it. Glad Ive parted with £725 to extend my warranty! But what does RMS actually stand for? Sorry to appear so dull!!! My vehicle has done 15k...should I be concerned? Do Porsche check this out during an annual service? Should I ask them? Im about to drive down to Le Mans in it....could do without it going "pop" on a French Toll road!
Thanks folks....an excellent web-site,some fantastic info...and even great banter!
Love my Porsche....but have hated its recent devaluation!
Best wishes
Mike
'04 996 C4S
Migration info. Legacy thread was 56492