Porsche 911 997 Rear Control Arm Replacement DIY (2005-2012 Porsche Carrera, S, 4S, Targa)

[@glyphic313]

Mike’s videos are always excellent.

[@richardsavage9248]

I used this video as a reference to replace the arms on my 2005 3.8 C2S. It's a great professional video - the use of tools is excellent, and the torque numbers are really helpful. Mike, thanks for making this, great job!

[@michaelyaros549]

I am having this replacement occurring on y 911S as I write this. This video gives me a greater appreciation of the work being performed. I am handy with a wrench but would NEVER attempt a procedure like this.

[@CanadianCoupe]

Fantastic. I was in the middle of replacing the rear bump stops, spring seats and bellows on my 997.1. I was struggling to work out which nut required which torque until I found this video. There were so many different torques and it's not always easy to understand what arm they were referring to.

[@roberthutt1791]

Can you do a video showing the replacement of all arms for the 996 please

[@bartbixler3278]

Another one in the books...

[@tjhuffner]

I really enjoy the DIY videos. Thanks!

[@fcpeuro]

Glad you like them!

[@davidB997]

Great video I did this on a 996 and it certainly looks like Porsche have made access to the bolts /nuts a bit easier on the 997 which hopefully will make it less hassle when my 997 needs a suspension refresh.

[@fcpeuro]

They sure did! Glad you enjoyed😎

[@jonathanmein7907]

Even though I don’t plan to do this myself, I really like these videos. As an owner of a 997.2, these help me understand more about my car, gives me things to look for and guides conversations with my mechanic. Really great content!

[@fcpeuro]

Glad to hear it!

[@jg11596]

Can the rubber bushing on the ends of the control arms and tie rods be replaced? It seems like a waste to have to change the metal pieces. Thanks

[@Ccc8657743]

Great video 👍

[@bobbydazzler8620]

Mike You’re definitely an inspiration

[@fcpeuro]

Bobby, thank you!

[@Sylverlee]

Great video! curious why did you have to remove the inner fender liner? Also.. does the control arm tend to wear faster than all of the other arms? Or do they all need to be done thanks!

[@sixpotshot]

Another brilliant video, thank you. And thank you for the production team as well. This comment is partially unrelated and I am not sure if you can help but please do if you can and want to! I replaced my 981S pads and discs last weekend (a huge trouble as after 110000 miles and 10 years - 981S were launched in Europe in 2012 in case you wonder - the original discs and pads [believe me! I am mechanically minded and have had the car since new] were fused with the hubs through layers of rust...and it was hard work and I did end end up having to drill out one of the screws holding the disc) and wanted to do the shocks and springs but I could not pull out the drop link (so easy on your video!) - I am not sure if the sway bar has got an issue or not (and therefore causing the problem that I am about to tell) - I could not find anything wrong with it and the car has never had an accident even minor - but after undoing the top nut on the FRONT drop link its bolt would not budge - I hammered it trying to push it out and having the car relaxed resting on its jacks or jacked up for the front lower control arm to be level or above level did not make a difference in my several attempts to release any possible tension on the drop link's bolt but no, no success. Any ideas? Anything I can attempt to release pressure from the sway bar (I did try to undo the drop link first and did not try any other way like trying to free up the lower control arm / thrust arm). Many thanks.

[@fcpeuro]

Happy to be of help! Just to understand, does your 981 have brackets that hold the bar in place that you can undo? I would suggest that if possible before trying to separate the bar from the drop links. Another thing to consider is making the load even on both wheels. Our apologies if we misinterpreted the question!

[@kdao1007]

Wow, Great step by step... thanks for the details

[@fcpeuro]

You're welcome!

[@ronclark8782]

Excellent video, concise, informative. Good work practices.

[@fcpeuro]

Thanks Ron glad you found it up to par!

[@petergrazaitis5308]

Anybody know which impact drivers are used? Looks like Milwaukee but can't tell if stubby or standard and if 1/2" or 3/8". Tool listing looks like both 1/2" and 3/8" but can't tell which one is really used based on the video.

[@gardel2004]

This dude is the best!

[@fcpeuro]

You are!

[@rookietoprobuildz]

Grateful for this useful knowledge 📚

[@gamayer1]

Can anyone share their experience regarding long term reliability of the Meyle Porsche control arms?

[@miketdavies]

Don't forget your wheel well liner at the end :) Great vid, thanks! I assume the inner (nut side) eccentric washers align themselves based on the outside (bolt side paint-marked) setting?

[@fcpeuro]

Thanks, Mike! And correct the inner will self align!

[@shahrukhbakar3248]

Could you please make some videos on a 991.2 GT3?

[@fcpeuro]

Buy us one and we will 🙂

[@daves1412]

Amazing

[@HanifEFIMechanical]

good g

[@michaelbender1226]

Always 👍

[@Jeremyyy412]

17:10 is incredible hard to initially get in the bracket because its such a tight tolerance and the new bearing is too stiff to easily position it. They skipped the struggle

[@brey93]

What a pain