Packing TT by Black Sea R&D!
04-26-2009, 02:07 PM
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Packing TT by Black Sea R&D!
We've been asked how to pack a TT for shipping to take advantage of our free TT rebuild offer.
One problem we've seen, especially with automatic TTs, is the drive shaft in the TT can't be easily protected, even if the whole TT is boxed. When the box is upended the TT will rest on it's drive shaft. Not good.
We've come up with a shipping solution that has been used by us and is near bullet proof. We've included pictures of the process and the materials shown cost about $30.00 and include: 3" PVC pipe and couplers, "Gorilla" brand high strength tape and a roll of packing film all found at Lowe's or Home Depot. The three pool noodles can be found at you local Dollar store for, what else, $1.00 each!
The pictures are pretty self explanatory but here are a few hints:
1. You need about 5"-6" of PVC pipe from the PVC coupler into the TT to secure it without walking out. The PVC coupler will not go into the TT, it's too big. Then cover the exposed drive shaft plus 1" with the rest of the PVC pipe on other side of the coupler. The transmission end of the TT only needs a 5"-6" PVC section into the PVC coupler to go into the TT since the trans end of the drive shaft will be covered by the PVC coupler portion.
2. Use tape to secure the PVC pipe and noodles that were cut in half onto the TT. Don't be stingy with the tape and make it tight!
3. Cut a portion of the noodle to go around the TT ends to protect them and wrap them in tape.
4. Mummify the whole TT with the packing film, the more layers you put on, the tougher it is to poke through the film. Keep the film tight as you put it on. Then put more tape over the high wear areas like TT ends and the high spots and tape around the film on the TT too. The last picture shows the right side of the TT as it should be when done, the left side is not yet done with over taping.
Remember tape is you friend! With pictures, this job took us about 1.5 hours.
By the time your done you will have a very effective packing job on the TT that will almost guarantee it arrives to it's destination unharmed.
There are other methods used, to include having UPS or a shipping company do it for you, but if you go with them be sure the drive shaft is protected if the box is placed on it's end.
Hope that helped,
Constantine
One problem we've seen, especially with automatic TTs, is the drive shaft in the TT can't be easily protected, even if the whole TT is boxed. When the box is upended the TT will rest on it's drive shaft. Not good.
We've come up with a shipping solution that has been used by us and is near bullet proof. We've included pictures of the process and the materials shown cost about $30.00 and include: 3" PVC pipe and couplers, "Gorilla" brand high strength tape and a roll of packing film all found at Lowe's or Home Depot. The three pool noodles can be found at you local Dollar store for, what else, $1.00 each!
The pictures are pretty self explanatory but here are a few hints:
1. You need about 5"-6" of PVC pipe from the PVC coupler into the TT to secure it without walking out. The PVC coupler will not go into the TT, it's too big. Then cover the exposed drive shaft plus 1" with the rest of the PVC pipe on other side of the coupler. The transmission end of the TT only needs a 5"-6" PVC section into the PVC coupler to go into the TT since the trans end of the drive shaft will be covered by the PVC coupler portion.
2. Use tape to secure the PVC pipe and noodles that were cut in half onto the TT. Don't be stingy with the tape and make it tight!
3. Cut a portion of the noodle to go around the TT ends to protect them and wrap them in tape.
4. Mummify the whole TT with the packing film, the more layers you put on, the tougher it is to poke through the film. Keep the film tight as you put it on. Then put more tape over the high wear areas like TT ends and the high spots and tape around the film on the TT too. The last picture shows the right side of the TT as it should be when done, the left side is not yet done with over taping.
Remember tape is you friend! With pictures, this job took us about 1.5 hours.
By the time your done you will have a very effective packing job on the TT that will almost guarantee it arrives to it's destination unharmed.
There are other methods used, to include having UPS or a shipping company do it for you, but if you go with them be sure the drive shaft is protected if the box is placed on it's end.
Hope that helped,
Constantine
Last edited by Black Sea RD; 04-26-2009 at 10:00 PM.
Thanks for the writeup. 
11-17-2009, 08:23 AM
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Parts for a 968 TT Rebuild
Constantine,
I have a 93 968 Tip and I need to rebuild my TT. I have been struggling finding the parts, do you guys have them for the 968s?
Thanks,
Randi
I have a 93 968 Tip and I need to rebuild my TT. I have been struggling finding the parts, do you guys have them for the 968s?
Thanks,
Randi
11-17-2009, 08:56 PM
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Hi Randi,
Yes, the Super Bearings have also been made for the 924/944/968 Porsche family. They should be coming shortly to us for QC inspection before they are sent off.
From the waiting list for them at this time, our first ordered batch has been over sold if most on the standby list buy one (1) set each. If that happens more will be ordered promptly. We will try to honer those who are first and those that are in current need to rebuild their TT. Please bear with us since we couldn't gauge interest when we initially ordered the first batch.
Thank you for the interest!
Yes, the Super Bearings have also been made for the 924/944/968 Porsche family. They should be coming shortly to us for QC inspection before they are sent off.
From the waiting list for them at this time, our first ordered batch has been over sold if most on the standby list buy one (1) set each. If that happens more will be ordered promptly. We will try to honer those who are first and those that are in current need to rebuild their TT. Please bear with us since we couldn't gauge interest when we initially ordered the first batch.
Thank you for the interest!
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The 924/944/968 family of Super Bearings are coming up shortly, maybe by the end of January 2010! A formal anouncement will be made when they get in.
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I haven’t been following the driveline development too closely. What’s the most reliable and robust setup between the flywheel and the GT/S4 five-speed transmission?
Preventing shipping damage shouldn’t be underestimated, so good tips there.
Preventing shipping damage shouldn’t be underestimated, so good tips there.
08-10-2018, 06:20 AM
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Wow, a blast from the past!
The pack job has evolved somewhat and although the PVC/Pool noodle setup is still used to protect the front of the drive shafts for both the 928 auto and 924/944 TTs, we now use cardboard packing strips, stretch wrap, tape and boxing to protect the TT better.
We found the pool noodles under compression from the stretch wrap would lose their bounce and the sharp edges of the TT would eat through them during the shipping phase.
The photo above is a shot of a 993 TT (which resembles our pack job for a 928 5-speed TT) wrapped up and ready for over boxing before shipping. All the sharp and protruding edges are wrapped with cardboard strip packing and stretch wrap/tape. We go overboard with the packing since the trip can get rough at times. So far so good!
Cheers!
08-10-2018, 10:07 AM
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Wish I had taken a picture of the packaging a few weeks ago on one from Constantine. I was worried I'd not be able to get it packed up as nice for the return. No way was it going to be damaged in route, even if dropped from 10k feet.
08-10-2018, 11:25 AM
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Thanks Big Dave and Sean!
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Can you powdercoat them before reassembly or should we send disassembled ones that have already been made sparkly purple?