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Bay912.org Tech Session at Dave Loop European
The Bay912.org group did a field trip to Dave Loop European for a
technical session on Saturday June 15, 2002. Dave's shop is in Del
Rey Oaks, a small village between Seaside and Monterey, California.
The Cars
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Here is part of the group gathering in Gilroy
before leaving for Monterey. Several owners including Tim, Blake and
myself were not able to bring their cars.
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Since my car is in the
shop right now, Asha let me take her car on the right.
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Lisa was able to come over and show us her 1969
912. She has been doing a lot of work on it and it is very evident.
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We are hoping this car will be shown
eventually. It is really beautiful.
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A very nice 911 track car.
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Engine of the 911 track car.
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The Shop
Dave Loop's shop has three car lifts. Cars waiting to be repaired
included a 356 speedster, 356 cabriolet, '67 911 and 944. The shop is
very clean.
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The 911 in the foreground provided the pedal
cluster and brake caliper for our demonstration projects.
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The parts inventory is up the stairs. Peg boards
above the work benches hold specialized tools.
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Pedal Cluster Rebuild
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The first project was to rebuild a pedal
cluster. I had already done this job,
so it was really great to watch someone who knows what he is doing and
has all the right equipment. Here we have the drift pin being driven
out of the clutch shaft.
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I used a wire brush. He used a sand blaster to
clean up the parts. I did a marginal job in an hour. His was beautiful
in a couple of minutes.
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I've started looking for a bead blaster on the
Internet. This is a really cool tool.
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Here is Dave with the base of the pedal cluster
fresh from being cleaned by the blaster.
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Brake Caliper Rebuild
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The next project was to replace the seals in a
rear brake caliper. Click on the links for details.
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These brakes are off a '67 911 and have an
alignment pin. Some models do not have this feature.
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Cleaning the groves with a right angle pick.
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Emory cloth is used to clean the inside of the caliper.
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Ate, the brake manufacturer, makes an alignment
tool which is designed to align the piston during reassembly.
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So who makes those cool blue gloves? Here is the
box.
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Last modified: Sat, 15 Jun 2002
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