updated castor blocks
04-28-2002, 12:05 AM
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The new mounts were standard on the 968, and are easy to differentiate from the older style by their much higher percentage of metal vs. rubber and the welded, heavy duty construction.
04-28-2002, 02:59 AM
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That's what I had thought, but my '92 968 has an old style castor block on the left and new style on the right. I have a ps fluid leak, so I am assumming the PO replaced the right side at some point.
Maybe a case of Porsche clearing out the older parts bins during a model change-over?
Old style on the left, new on the right:
New style close-up:
Maybe a case of Porsche clearing out the older parts bins during a model change-over?
Old style on the left, new on the right:
New style close-up:
04-28-2002, 03:14 PM
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[quote]Originally posted by chris luckett:
<strong>Maybe a case of Porsche clearing out the older parts bins during a model change-over?</strong><hr></blockquote>That must be it but that also sounds pretty weird that they would knowingly mix two different styles on the same car. Sounds like a factory screw-up. The PET lists the new style for all 968 from '92 on, but the old style is listed for the '91 S2, although there is a "system remark" attached that says to use the updated part number.
<strong>Maybe a case of Porsche clearing out the older parts bins during a model change-over?</strong><hr></blockquote>That must be it but that also sounds pretty weird that they would knowingly mix two different styles on the same car. Sounds like a factory screw-up. The PET lists the new style for all 968 from '92 on, but the old style is listed for the '91 S2, although there is a "system remark" attached that says to use the updated part number.
