At about 13:20 you mention the subframe bolt as 74 foot pounds with a 16 mm head. The bolt is also 18 mm--same as the fork on my 987.1. Great video!
@richardsavage92482 жыл бұрын
Excellent tutorial, used it to rebuild the front end on a 2005 997 Carerra S. Totally agree with your comment about corrosion, as I had to cut the lower arm bolts out with a reciprocating saw. Great presenter, authentic, very clear and concise - good job!
@Sylverlee Жыл бұрын
How long did this job take you?
@richardsavage9248 Жыл бұрын
@Sylvester M To cut the bolts, about an hour each side. I used a reciprocating saw with a Bosch metal blade, lowered the arm as much as possible, and then placed the blade to cut between the lower arm's in-built large bonded washer and the arm itself. I made two cuts to each bolt so that the arm would slide out. Go slowly and carefully to make sure you don't damage the subframe. Be prepared to clean up a fair amount of aluminium and steel filings afterwards.
@Sylverlee Жыл бұрын
@@richardsavage9248 sorry I meant to rebuild the front end! Minus cutting the bolts
@billthezorn4 ай бұрын
there's a plastic clip on the left front coffin arm which attaches to a switch for cars with a headlight leveling system. if you don't remove it prior to using the ball joint separator, it may break.
@kamatchoooo16 сағат бұрын
Would you replace the whole thing or put some powerflex bushing instead?
@halloweenjack86837 ай бұрын
Great vid thanks from Manchester UK
@joshuamoninger27922 жыл бұрын
This video is great - it belongs in your 997 playlist but I don't see it there.
@fcpeuro2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the heads up! We just moved it over 😎
@N911GT2 Жыл бұрын
Great video! Very helpful, but those are the cleanest used control arms I've ever seen ;)
@fcpeuro Жыл бұрын
The old ones may or may not have been cut out with a grinder during the original shoot...😅
@juleslockwood2656 Жыл бұрын
@@fcpeuro 🤣
@dredma12 жыл бұрын
Must be nice to have all the perfect tools.
@fcpeuro2 жыл бұрын
Having the correct tools is certainly the way to go!
@glebabramov6576 Жыл бұрын
Amazing! Thank you!
@Laika052 Жыл бұрын
When torquing the control arm to sub frame bolt, you raised the control arm with a jack prior to torquing it down. Is that enough? I always thought the weight of the car needed to be on the control arm prior to torquing?
@OYEAH168 Жыл бұрын
Does the Meyle LCA have a steel insert similar to the Porsche arm? Or is it aluminum?
@HanifEFIMechanical2 жыл бұрын
good work
@autofanaticasia2746 Жыл бұрын
Can get the link for the hardware. Thanks 🙏
@thefunkygibbon Жыл бұрын
what sort of time should i expect a garage to take on replacing a coffin arm?
@fcpeuro Жыл бұрын
Hi Andrew, your best bet would be to contact your preferred shop for a quote. We spent about 2 hours filming.
@blkferrari355 Жыл бұрын
When torquing the nut on the front lower forward control arm to coffin arm, do you need to torque this nut at ride height also similiar to the coffin arm inner bolt/nut?
@fcpeuro Жыл бұрын
Hi Blkferrari335, not necessary for that one, but if you have a ride height set already, will not hurt.
@G2_JP48 Жыл бұрын
Is there any difference when upgrading to GT3 control arms?
@fcpeuro Жыл бұрын
Aside from the adjustment gained with GT3 arms, the idea remains similar for install.
@user-sg9xm6wr2d2 жыл бұрын
I know to visit you, where do you fall?
@wynhughes90722 жыл бұрын
The ones you are taking off look new? No rust anywhere. Or am I missing something here
@rjmari2 жыл бұрын
It's the rubber bushings that wear. I don't know enough to see how worn the "old" one was. But it could also be that this was more of a preventative or maintenance repair before the bushing was completely worn.
@dogchainsaw39232 жыл бұрын
It’s aluminum. Aluminum doesn’t rust.
@N911GT2 Жыл бұрын
Pretty sure the redid the 'scene' with the new hardware for ease and cleanliness while filming.
@NoTubeeable2 жыл бұрын
Does tracking/alignment need to be done after this job?
@fcpeuro2 жыл бұрын
Hi, an alignment will 100% be needed after completing this DIY.
@LetsDIYIt2 жыл бұрын
Is this the same for 996? Also is the process any different between a C2 and a C4?
@pjay30282 жыл бұрын
It's the same process on a 996 but you need different control arms at the front. I think it's the same on the 4 but there'll be less room to manoeuvre the tools above the ball joint.