996 Turbo Brake Information - DIY and Sorting truth from Fiction!
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Mike,
Actually it could be done with something as simple as a drill press. I have a transfer punch set and with the proper size punch, it fits perfectly into the hole for the caliper bolt. If you first make the shim strip, then secure it to the caliper with a clamp of some type and place it on a hard surface, you can accurately center punch both holes. After that just take it to a drill press and start small and progress with increasing size bits until you get the exact hole size needed. All you guys sitting on the fence out there get a piece of 6061-T6 flat stock and go to it.
You can probably get a punch set from Grizzly that will do all you need for very little cash outlay.
Actually it could be done with something as simple as a drill press. I have a transfer punch set and with the proper size punch, it fits perfectly into the hole for the caliper bolt. If you first make the shim strip, then secure it to the caliper with a clamp of some type and place it on a hard surface, you can accurately center punch both holes. After that just take it to a drill press and start small and progress with increasing size bits until you get the exact hole size needed. All you guys sitting on the fence out there get a piece of 6061-T6 flat stock and go to it.
You can probably get a punch set from Grizzly that will do all you need for very little cash outlay.
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I made 2 shims last weekend but don't have the rotors and bolts yet. The C to C distance came out perfect even making the holes a little smaller than the ones in the actual caliper. Do you want a pic of the shim or the completed installation? Not sure I can get a camera in behind the rotor/caliper assembly to get a good shot. Once I get a pic, not sure I can upload it. I remember having trouble once before.
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Mike,
Actually it could be done with something as simple as a drill press. I have a transfer punch set and with the proper size punch, it fits perfectly into the hole for the caliper bolt. If you first make the shim strip, then secure it to the caliper with a clamp of some type and place it on a hard surface, you can accurately center punch both holes. After that just take it to a drill press and start small and progress with increasing size bits until you get the exact hole size needed. All you guys sitting on the fence out there get a piece of 6061-T6 flat stock and go to it.
You can probably get a punch set from Grizzly that will do all you need for very little cash outlay.
Actually it could be done with something as simple as a drill press. I have a transfer punch set and with the proper size punch, it fits perfectly into the hole for the caliper bolt. If you first make the shim strip, then secure it to the caliper with a clamp of some type and place it on a hard surface, you can accurately center punch both holes. After that just take it to a drill press and start small and progress with increasing size bits until you get the exact hole size needed. All you guys sitting on the fence out there get a piece of 6061-T6 flat stock and go to it.
You can probably get a punch set from Grizzly that will do all you need for very little cash outlay.
I took some mediocre pictures but don't know how to post them. Mike has agreed to put them up for me later.
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