Knowing that the young student will be attempting to manipulate this thrill ride - a softer, gentler clutch with heavier flywheel was procured:
ACT HDSS single disc with sprung hub to allow some forgiveness on shifts (compared to twin disc with no springs):
And 11 pound flywheel to enable easier 'step off' starts (compared to nearly nothing currently with the Cusco unit):
Hopefully will begin the teardown this weekend...
Bit of brake bleeding on-going:
Calipers have held up nicely to the track miles - although I'm pretty easy on brakes...
Moving on to more fun maintenance actions...repacking axle joints along with new boots:
Old:
New:
Unsure when they were done last and last year one split on the way home from Spa...
Both rear axles complete and reinstalled. Moving on to the Ohlins spring 'upgrade'... Many buy a new set of springs for the front typically 100's and swapping with 120's. Then taking the 100's and installing in the rear - bumping both ends similiarly or so we thought. Upon disassembling a front and rear for the exchange, noticed both were 90's. So the rears will not receive any more stiffness. Hopefully, it won't lead to excess understeer. We'll see!:
120's - Note, we paid $50 import tax on these from the UK...making these very expensive springs. Can thank the BREXIT for that...US is very lucky to avoid this 30% upcharge on everything!:
Complete!
I also elected to replace the front wheel bearings - bit disappointed as the are OEM and its not like we did too many jumps or curb hops...;-)
New, shiny parts!
We'll see how stable prices are with everything going on now.... I might be doing a spring change on my 996, it's currently set up fairly stiff for track work, I think 685lbs front and 900lbs rear. I'm thinking of moving the front to the rear and getting something like 450 for the front
You'll need to log in to post.
