Ferrari Mailing List: Re: sorry for the off topic post...

[Doug and Terri Anderson (dnt]

Yer on the mark Hans.

308 brakes = Porsche 914 brakes?  Sorta.  The 308 rears are mechanically 
similar and mounted upside down as compared to the 914.

One difference is they have a spacer for the wider brake rotor.  The 
similarity is they are touchy to replace the pads.  Just remember to UNSCREW 
the clearance ratchet thingamajig (highly technical term) and DON'T press 
the old pads against the pistons to gain clearance. This action will corrupt 
the thingajig.  After that - its pretty straight forward make sure you get 
final pad to rotor clearance with a feeler gauge.

Onward
DOUG

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hans E. Hansen" <FList [at] hanshansen.org>
To: "DOUG" <dnt [at] dock.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 3:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] sorry for the off topic post...


> I used them on a Lotus 7 clone that I was building.  They
> work OK, I  guess.  The trick is the sealant that is clearly
> visible on the threads.  If/when that sealant fails, they don't
> work much better than a standard bleed plug.
>
> Most (all?) of the 308 series used ATE brakes, which is
> the same as some Porsches.  914, I think, but don't
> take that as gospel.
>
> Hans.
>
> On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 2:28 PM, Allan <allan [at] alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>
> > Sorry for the off topic post, but has anyone used these?
> > http://www.speedbleeder.com/size.htm
> > or equivalent.
> >
> > I've got to replace one of them anyway that got munged...it's a long 
> > story.
> >
> > Any idea what size they are in the front and rear of the 308 QV?
> > They seem to have all sorts of metric sizes, so I'd be willing to bet
> > it's one of them.  haven't been able to reach them yet.
> >
> >
> > allan
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