Porschenut_Lee

My set arrived last week. I expected Beru wires and ends. Nope, these are Bremi. Anyone have experience with Bremi wires and ends?

deadendd9009

Thanks for the tool info, Goughary! I am at the point where having the proper tool is way more important than trying to save a few bucks and McGiver that stuff.

Goughary

My new upper perches arrived for the kW v3 struts. Keep in mind that you can bolt the kW v3 directly to the oem top hats. My issue is that I'm bolting a camber plate onto the strut designed to work with the oem top hat.

So this was easy, and a little frustrating. The upper perches were milled down perfectly to 61mm for the ID of the helper springs. They are a perfect fit. So then I had a cone milled for me.

I was looking for something like this:



And I received this:



So somewhere along the production line my cone became a cylinder. I guess we missed that in elementary school. So I have to call them and have new cones made. But in the meantime...



I just drew some lines and got out the angle grinder. Quick turn on the bench grinder and good enough to do the job.

Nice to finally be able to reassemble the car...

RicardoD

Very nice. I can't wait to change over to KW v3 setup, I have H&R greens on my C4 and bilstein struts and can't stand it.

Goughary

Time to do the rear axle flange seals. I covered this the other day. But I'll post a few picks...

Clean around the filler and drain plugs:



I use my Blackhawk 1/2 drive 10mm Allen to break the filler open first. Then the drain. Always make sure you have a good seat.



Fwiw, seems like Porsche no longer makes the filler plugs out of steel. I think that's a huge mistake. So if you have the new type of aluminum plug, careful with your torque specs. 35 ft/lb is plenty.

Then the tool. I posted the entire kit the other day. This is all I use:

I put the 74mm and the 46mm on to start the seal, then switch to 74mm and 18mm to finish. The reason for this will be clear when you first do it. Not entirely necessary but helps to keep things centered.



Make sure when you buy seals, that you pick up at least one extra. If a seal gets hung up the wrong way while tapping it in, you have to wait for a new one to arrive, and that's a drag. I ruined one today. Thankfully I had a spare:



And all done:

Goughary

Quick back track...don't forget to transfer all the plastic from yur oem struts to the kW v3. Some of these are impossible to find parts numbers for.

In fact, if anyone has a list of part numbers for each of these, please post them with a pic of the part here, so people can find and order them easily in the future. I called sunset a few months ago and they couldn't help me at all. No clue.

So- to remove these parts. It's easy if you have done it. But impossible if you haven't. Each one has a press pin to hold them in place. Work the press pin out from behind. I use a screw driver and an old filed down seal pic...



Instal to the new strut in the opposite

Attachment 1

Each piece works more or less the same. Take your time and try not to break the pins and the plastic anchor bits. All will be well.

Goughary

Jason...what's better for New England winters? I had been using redline and never really had any issue...

Spyerx

You talking about the abs/pad wear sensor plug holder? Front are these:
928 612 531 00 push-on connector /L
928 612 531 01 push-on connector /R

Goughary

Yep- and the rest?

JG 996T

I used Delvac in my turbo. No issue driving all winter in Vt.

Spyerx

Rear part numbers are same for L/R. What other parts are you looking for? i've the PET memorized :-) (Almost kidding!)

on the front struts there is a cable clip that is easy to break. the abs sensor wire routes in it. it's 92861240900

For front:
Clip #11: 92861240900 (qty 2)
Holder #12: 92861253100 (left) / 92861253101 (right)
Clip #21: 99959193140 (qty 2)

Goughary

Perfect, ty

Goughary

Remote clutch bleeder coming soon...

John McM

My car is a L VIN i.e. 1990 model. Does the rear shock tower look like it takes the early rear shock?

Goughary

Can't tell from those photos. Can you shoot from above? What is the month on your car...its. Good bet that prior to November 1990 you have the early rear towers. But that's not always the case.

Your struts appear in the pics to not come up as far as mine, or any I've seen. Are your current struts the later ones adapted for the early towers?

See this thread...

https://rennlist.com/forums/964-foru...uspension.html

Again. Could just be the pics. Shoot from up higher so I can see...