[s-cars] Cracked Big Brake Brackets - ECS Stage 2

[Taka Mizutani]

Euro-spec A8 323x30 rotors. Not 2.7T rotors, I don't know what their
dimensions are.

The other option would be the two-piece 993tt rotor ring/ custom hat combo
that lots of
listers are running. As for hat dimensions, I don't know. I would see if
someone else chimes
in about that question.

Taka

On 10/23/06, manuelsanchez at starpower.net <manuelsanchez at starpower.net>
wrote:
>
>
> Taka,
>
> Thanks for the info. These brackets have the following number on them
>
> ECS 1006
>
> I bought them about 3 years ago.
>
> Would you know what rotors are run with the RS2 brackets (2.7TT?) and
> their respective size?
>
> Regards,
>
> -Manny
>
>
> ---- Original message ----
> >Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 10:47:20 -0400
> >From: "Taka Mizutani" <t44tqtro at gmail.com>
> >Subject: Re: [s-cars] Cracked Big Brake Brackets - ECS Stage 2
> >To: "manuelsanchez at starpower.net" <manuelsanchez at starpower.net>
> >Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> >
> >   Manny-
> >   If you look up this issue on Audiworld, some people
> >   have mentioned improper
> >   threading of the brackets as the cause.
> >
> >   Hopefully, it was a run of brackets that is long
> >   past, but unless someone logs what brackets are
> >   defective (are there serial numbers on them?), you
> >   would not know.
> >
> >   The other solution, if you can verify that the hat
> >   dimensions are compatible, is to source a set of RS2
> >   brackets from Europe and use them. RS2 brackets are
> >   steel and OEM, therefore should not be an issue for
> >   cracking.
> >
> >   Taka
> >
> >   On 10/23/06, manuelsanchez at starpower.net <
> >   manuelsanchez at starpower.net> wrote:
> >
> >     S-heads,
> >
> >     I was having my tech inspection for upcoming VIR
> >     school and found that both of my ECS Stage 2
> >     caliper mounting brackets are cracked. Based on
> >     some recent internet posts on the subject, I made
> >     sure the tech checked carefully.
> >
> >     I spoke with Gary at ECS, he was very nice and did
> >     some checking with the returns department. He told
> >     me he thougght this was an isolated incident. I
> >     mentioned that I was clued into this potential
> >     problem from chatter on the net, but he said he
> >     had never run across the issue and he handles 50%
> >     of the calls.
> >
> >     I would be interested to know how many others have
> >     had this problem and what you did about it
> >     (contacted ECS?).
> >
> >     I asked if the design had changed at all, and he
> >     said no. I suppose it could be an isolated
> >     manufacturing defect, but I wonder if it is a
> >     design issue. Obviiously I would prefer that this
> >     not happen again, and a design revision would
> >     probably make me sleep better.
> >
> >     So check you caliper mounting brackets.
> >
> >     Again, Gary was very nice and helpful, and ECS
> >     will warranty the brackets. I need to buy new
> >     brackets, returned the cracked ones, and then they
> >     will refund the cost of the replacement brackets.
> >
> >     I'm wondering though what my other options would
> >     be for a 993TT Big Red brake kit. Any thoughts?
> >
> >     -manny
> >     UrS6 Avant ' cracked ' brackets
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