General Information:

1. Customer complaints of objectionable brake noise on certain vehicles require that the technician first inspect the vehicle for the existance of vibration dampers and damping plates.

2. When reinstalling/replacing brake pads, damping plates with adhesive surface must be replaced.

Do not reuse damping plates with adhesive surface.

3. When removing brake pads, use a small spatula to separate damping plates from brake pads. Do not damage caliper piston dust caps.

Carrera 2 Only

Rear brake calipers with shorter pistons were installed during production from VIN:

96 - LS451922 up to 96 - LS452002 Coupe 96 - LS460623 up to 96 - LS460662 Targa 96 - LS471544 up to 96 - LS471780 Cabriolet

Figure 1:

When repairing cars for brake noise from rear brakes within the above VIN range, measure vibration damper length (see Figure 1). If old version, 24 mm long is installed, replace with new version, 23 mm long, Part Number 964 352 963 01. (Part Number 964 352 963 00 - 24 mm long, no longer available.).