996 fitting guide

[s2_bo]

Great write up!
The alloys look spot on too!!

[Jonas_R]

Your welcome, hope can use it

Feel free to ask if you have any questions

[Knight Rider S4]

Very good write up and picture detail ........Perfect to as i will be doing this next week

[Jonas_R]

As you can see on the picture the RS2 hardline is a bit off, so you need to bend it gently so you can mount it in the caliper:



Now you are all done and you just need to mount the wheel and bleed the caliper.


However Iam a bit unsure how you bleed the fluid, I will try this next week so if anybody has any suggestions that would be nice.

A couple of extra pictures of rim and caliper:

[Jonas_R]

If i does then use a spacer or a washer between the caliper and the RS2 bracket to get the caliper to clear the 323x30 disc. I decided to use washer that was 2.9mm thick that fits an M12 bolt:


Next take off the caliper and take the plasctic off the damping plates and then mount the porsche textar pads in the caliper:


Now remember to push the pistons all the way in because if you dont it will look like this, which is rahter thigh:


However when the pistons have been pushed all the way in this will give you enough room so the caliper with pads can slide over the disc without any problems:


Remember to thighten the caliper bolts really thight!

Next step is to secure the pads using the porsche spring and pin mounting kit. Simply push down the spring and push the pin in. Remember to secure the pins using the small clip.



Now mount the RS2 hardline, first thing is to mount the rubber fitting where the old hardline was:


Now use the clip and mount the RS2 hardline to the old brake line:

[Jonas_R]

First remove the wheel:


Next loosen the two bolts that holds the caliper:


Next I decided to squeze and then cut the old hardline:



Now use a 11 top and wrench to get hardline free from the brakeline:


Now remove the caliper bolts and remove the caliper:


Now beat/bend the dust cover a bit. I used a rubber hammer to give it a trashing so it will clear the disc:


Now it is time to trial fit the disc, I used the black plastic pin as a guide and then use two wheel bolts to tighten the disc to the hub:


If it clears the dust cover then use mount the caliper bracket using the short RS2 caliper bolts:


Now before mounting the caliper, remember to remove 1mm from each pin!

Now trial fit the caliper to see if the pins clear the disc:

[Jonas_R]

Parts needed:
1x 8A0 611 721 - RS2 hardline price without VAT 18.45€
1x 8A0 611 722 - RS2 hardline price without VAT 18.45€
2x 8A0 615 125 A - RS2 caliper bracket without VAT 141,2€
4x N 100 880 03 - RS2 mounting bolts without VAT 4,4€
4x 999 067 041 09 - Porsche caliper bolts without VAT 9,92€
1x 996 352 949 0? - Porsche Textar without 135,44€
1x 996 351 959 01 - Caliper spring and pin kit without VAT 19,24€
4x 996 351 088 01 - Damping plates without VAT 70,68€
1x B 000 750 M3 - 1L of braking fluid DOT 4 without VAT 11,30€
2x Zimmerman 323x30 disc without VAT 112,06€
1x 996 351 425 (11) - Porsche 996 caliper
1x 996 351 426 (11) - porsche 996 caliper - I paid around 450€ for a refurbed set.

Just a shot to compare the Zimmerman disc and the original disc: