H2

I removed this bolt (and the one on the other side) to lube with silicone to stop a sqeak (it worked). However, did I mess up my alignment by doing this? It didn't occur to me until afterwards that this was a possibility.

H2

jon928se

I don't see how it could. The bolt (or pin) can only go back in the same place it was to start with therefore your alignment can't be affected.

ZEUS+

What you're pointing to is the nut for the lower shock pivot pin. No bearing on alignment.

H2

I got to wondering since the lower shock pivot pin is threaded on both ends and when snubbed back into place, the pin had shifted more forward than when I started. If it has no bearing, that's great news since I really don't want to drive 125 miles to the nearest mechanic who knows how to realign a 928. Hartmut in Hayden Lake, ID. Porsche trained mechanic. I sure hope he never retires.

Thanks, guys.

H2

ZEUS+

Did you pull the pin out ? Have seen a few that were bent.

H2

No, I didn't pull it out. Just loosened it up, lubed the heck out of it with silicone lubricant and bolted it back up. No more squeeks anyway.

H2

Mrmerlin

if you can loosen one of the nuts try to trun the pin with the other nut and watch to see if any of the part it goes through are moving sidways, if they are then you have a bent pin, it should be replaced a used one will work

jon928se

Once it's torqued up it should end in the same place as before ie not forwards or aft of where it started. Both nuts and the end washers sit on a shoulder on the pin once tightened.