May 2014



September 2020

I was at the place it all started and noticed a familiar parking spot was empty so I filled it.

 

Thank goodness you came along.
This car found the right owner!

 

thanks!!

 

Beauty! What a change, and under the skin too.

 

I mentioned earlier that I received a recall notice on my Targa after running a Carfax on it. Apparently the recall was not performed before the car went 10 years without registration. Porsche of Orland Park responded favorably to doing the recall but we hit a few small bumps in the road. First the part for the recall showed "not available" in the US. At least one dealer interpreted that as NLA and declined the recall. Porsche Of OP forged ahead and ordered the part from Germany. It arrived after several weeks. With the part in hand they scheduled me in for the recall and gave me a new Panamera to drive. However, a second bump was hit when the Porsche protocol for the recall required that the old part be tested using a special tool from Porsche. Turns out that tool is in fact no longer available. While we were waiting for Porsche to decide the next step I drove the Panamera for 5 days (very addictive) but needed the Targa back for an event. I returned the Panamera and rescheduled the recall which was performed yesterday. Porsche approved doing the recall without pretesting the old part after Porsche of OP pointed out the issue with the protocol requiring a pretest using a tool that no longer exist. Hats off to Porsche of OP for outstanding service on a 30 year old Porsche that didn't cost me a dime.



It appears there are 2 U-joint type couplings in the steering column - one inside and one closer to the steering rack. Oddly - it's the one inside the car under the dash that was recalled.

As I looked at the new part I thought about that rubber insulator. I'll bet someone makes a solid piece to replace that for a more precise - but harsher - steering input for the track. I'll leave mine as is since the Targa will remain a sunny day cruiser.

 

@jpoint, very interesting knowledge on the recall. Do you mind posting the actual recall notice (blocking out your private information of course). I wonder if one can check if this was a recall for other MY 964s/Variants as well. My car fax is clear of it but one never knows.

Regards,

 

I received the recall notice from Carfax on 7/17/20. I can still see the email but the actual Carfax report no longer shows an open recall or the recall details. The notes from the receipt indicate "AT07 - Universal Joint" with a part #000-043-203-58 and AT07 listed as the cause. I suspect AT07 is Porsche's internal code for the recall. Sunset Porsche shows the part at about $140 - retail about $180. As for model years - the Porsche part number is

964-347-206-52

That is the number for the entire U-joint assembly and it sells for about $500 - $700 depending on source. The repair kit only replaces one of the 2 u-joints in the assembly. Sunset shows the complete part as fitting 1990 - 1994 911's WITHOUT 4 wheel drive so there is probably a different part for the C4's. If anyone needs it and can't get the recall there is a new old stock complete assembly for sale on ebay for $175. I suspect the seller doesn't realize he has the full assembly for sale at the price of the repair kit because he is accepting offers.

Edit - on second look Sunset shows the part for 911 and 911 w/o 4 wheel drive but it's the same part number.

 

Thanks for posting this. I’ve had a click in my steering ever since purchasing, which traced back to one of these joints. I was able to pickup a new lower one off eBay for cheap but the upper was $$$$$. This recall part is just the joint and at a reasonable cost.

I guess they cut out the rivots holding the old joint together?

 

Good for you for getting a free recall repair on a 30 year old car. I checked with my local dealer and they checked with Porsche--the repair on my car was done in 1990. So it's left to me. I have the part, I found the best price at Sunset Porsche at $520 shipped. It took five to six weeks getting it in from Germany. I have yet stirred up the courage to change it out. My mechanic may yet do the job.

 

Interesting.... so the recall part includes both joints!

 

^^^
From what I see the part is a bolt on. The rubber grommet is riveted to the upper steering column and doesn't appear to be available as a separate part

 

No the recall is only the silver part of what you see above. This is the entire assembly which is usually about $500+

 

Wow... ok, so I just bought the whole new assembly off ebay for 175$, score! Here's a pic of mine though, and you can see that it's rivoted on:

 

Hmmm - maybe that's how it looked before the repair. Probably need to drill out 2 of the rivets. I kinda think I'd be tempted to make the whole assembly - including the rubber grommet - a bolt together part.

 

The part number, 964 347 206 52, is for the black part only--that's what I got for $500. I isolated the joints and it was the lower, black, joint that was clicking. I hope I'm right, but now I have serious doubts. I'm going to check on the silver part now.