Consolidated Macan Brembo upgrade thread (READ FIRST POST)

[Raguvian]

Does the clacking increase with speed. If it goes up and down with speed it's got to be the rotors hitting something,.
I found that when I torqued my wheels they forced the rotors back just enough to lose clearance

It does increase with speed. At first I thought it was the tire stickers I didn't fully remove, but the sound didn't go away and sounds more metallic than anything.

I think your second statement is probably spot on. With only the tiny rotor bolt holding the rotor on, there was enough clearance but once I put the wheels on it probably pushed them back just a bit. Either way I'll take the wheels back off to bleed everything again and check.

 

[AceHammer]

Yea I found that the rotors were too thick for the tiny screw to fully seat em. I just put the wheel on torqued it and then jacked the car and spun the wheel by hand until I heard nothing.

 

[TheMuffinMan]

03 ABS Brakes module > Security Code 25757 > Straight ahead brake stabilization > Activated to Not Activated

03 ABS Brakes module > Security Code 11966 > Hydraulic brake assistant > Normal to Not Activated

03 ABS Brakes module > Security Code 25004 > Brake boost > 4 to 2

Look right?

 

[Raguvian]

03 ABS Brakes module > Security Code 25757 > Straight ahead brake stabilization > Activated to Not Activated

03 ABS Brakes module > Security Code 11966 > Hydraulic brake assistant > Normal to Not Activated

03 ABS Brakes module > Security Code 25004 > Brake boost > 4 to 2

Look right?

That's what I did, can't tell you if it helped or not yet.

 

[Raguvian]

I rebled the brakes today. I got a lot more air to come out and went through about a liter of brake fluid (thank god for that power bleeder). The pedal feels much better now but still softer than stock. The interesting thing is it feels like they're also grabbier, so it takes much less effort due to the softer pedal (but increased travel). I'm not sure if that makes sense given how much the piston sizes (and number of pistons) has changed. Either way, I will keep an eye on the fluid level but I'm pretty happy with how it feels for a street car and will likely just leave it as is.

Also, would I need to bleed the clutch after doing all this work given the brakes and clutch share the MC? The MC never went dry so I wouldn't think it's an issue and the clutch feels fine (maybe a little lighter than I remember but honestly I'm being hyper sensitive to everything in the car right now).

The rubbing noise was the passenger side heat shield. I just bent that out a little and it's all good now.

 

[John1234]

I switched to the R front dust shields as I had 288mm brakes.

You switched to the mk6 R shields or mk7?

 

[Raguvian]

You switched to the mk6 R shields or mk7?

MK7. They're still big enough that the 5mm doesn't make a difference. The passenger side shield was just bent outward toward the rotor and was rubbing.

 

[scrapin240]

StopTech says after bleeding to tap the calipers with a mallet to help move any bubbles and re-bleed.

 

[Will_]

Went to swap pads/rotors today but had a lot more life left than I thought so decided to leave them on for another track day. Dust seals look good. Pad wear was very slightly uneven. This is after 7 track days and about 5k miles.
I = inside, O = outside

 

[flipflp]

Bah I knew there was more money i needed to spend.

Maybe I'm the problem, but I bought these dust boots and I can't make them fit.

https://racingbrake.com/db-42ht

Different OD on the seal so it won't seat correctly. Anyone have any advice there?

 

[zucchinies]

Maybe I'm the problem, but I bought these dust boots and I can't make them fit.

https://racingbrake.com/db-42ht

Different OD on the seal so it won't seat correctly. Anyone have any advice there?

I have these too just waiting on my calipers before I do. Let me know what happens so I can initiate a return

 

[scrllock]

Maybe I'm the problem, but I bought these dust boots and I can't make them fit.

https://racingbrake.com/db-42ht

OP needs to update the post badly. These are the ones you need: https://racingbrake.com/db-45ht

 

[flipflp]

OP needs to update the post badly. These are the ones you need: https://racingbrake.com/db-45ht

That looks MUCH more like it. @zucchinies there you go!

I'm local-ish to RB so hopefully I can run in and swap with them. I'd like to get them on from the start but they are easy enough to pry out later.

 

[GTIfan99]

OP needs to update the post badly. These are the ones you need: https://racingbrake.com/db-45ht

Done, sorry I missed the change. Fixed.

 

[scrapin240]

I had also ordered the wrong ones, after it was all said and done with restocking and shipping I got back about half of what I paid