Rear Brakes
The rear brakes had been refurbished and new pads, handbrake shoes and discs had been sourced. As part of the rear suspension overall, the parts for the handbrake system had also been cleaned, zinc plated and built back up. The calipers on the 944 have some crazy anti vibration shims that sit inside the caliper pistons. They come in various sizes, 44mm, 40mm, 36mm, 34mm and 28mm and cost between £8 - £10 quid each and you will need 16 of them in total, four per caliper. There seems to be no logic in trying to calculate the size that is required based on the size of the piston or the hole inside the piston. The 944 parts catalogue lists 40mm and 36mm for the fronts and 30mm and 28mm for the backs. Rather than buy new I figured I would use what I had, however, the front brakes did not have any fitted so I had to get these new. After a few purchases and returns I figured out my setup had 40mm and 28mm at the front and 30mm & 28mm for the backs. I used a tiny bit of se...
