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The lighter vehicle will always stop and turn better. They will never feel the same.
x3 on the soft peddle after a brake flush. If they let the reservoir run dry and suck in a little air? That is difficult to get out.
If there are bubbles in there? Getting the brakes hot, exacerbates the problem. Get the original shop to fix it.
Or just send it to a pro to get it fixed. Chalk up the error to a lesson learned.
1. Master cylinder upgrade: On my spyder pedal response was less than expected. Solution was to upgrade to a GT3 master cylinder. Problem solved. Perhaps the Macan GTS uses a bigger bore, or the current GT3 MC could work on a macan. Something to check out.
2. Doesn't someone make a "big brake kit" for the macan yet? Bigger rotors should give better stopping power if correctly balanced.
After second time to dealer still have low, soft pedal feel. Would new pads and adjustment of that 'threaded rod' help ? Anyone ? Thanks folks.
Soft pedal is almost always air in the lines. Sometimes it's hard to get it all out if they let the system run dry. I did a full flush on a 986s a few years back and accidentally let the system go dry using the dry method with a Motive bleeder. It took re-bleeding the damn thing 4 or 5 times over a couple weeks to get all the air out. I remember being very annoyed at myself for letting that happen.
Did the dealer test drive it? I swear sometimes they just do the work and give it back. If so, what did they say about the soft pedal?
Took it back twice - they say brakes are 'perfect'. I disagree - have to pump once to get pedal feel I want.
At this point you will want to either bleed the brakes yourself or find a good independent or another dealer to have them take care of the issue. Adjusting the threaded rod only adjusts the height of the pedal it will not fix a soft pedal.
You either have air in the system or a faulty master cylinder.
Thanks and a shame if I have to go to my Indy guy or another dealer. They have to respect the enthusiast owners - I have had 4 Porsches, dad had them as well, I have raced F2000 cars ... I know what a Porsche brake pedal should feel like - and frankly, what a Macan GTS felt like/should still feel like. Appreciate your comments.
Update - took Macan GTS to another dealer - tech drove it - he said brake pedal needed to be pumped once and second pump was where we should be - re-bled the lines - pedal firm and higher up now and feels right now. Nothing worse than something not working right on these precision cars. When it all works, amazing. So be picky and get it right when you know it is not. Thx for the help folks.
So I've located the threaded rod and it seems the entire rod, nut, and hexagonal piece all rotate together, can someone better describe how this is adjusted?
I will likely take it to a shop but want to give them a bit more to go by.
So I've located the threaded rod and it seems the entire rod, nut, and hexagonal piece all rotate together, can someone better describe how this is adjusted?
I will likely take it to a shop but want to give them a bit more to go by.
I’d like a proper response to this question as I would like to adjust the brake pedal on my 2015 MacTurbo for more pedal feel.
So I've located the threaded rod and it seems the entire rod, nut, and hexagonal piece all rotate together, can someone better describe how this is adjusted?
I will likely take it to a shop but want to give them a bit more to go by.
From the appearance of the mechanism, you'll need two wrenches - one for the lock nut and one for the hexagonal piece. Hold the hex piece and rotate the nut until it unlocks. Then you can thread the rod into the hex piece. Once you get it to your preferred position, lock the nut back down again.
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