911 2

will have a go on the weekend and then get it aligned your help is very much appreciated

911 2

here are some pics the drvver side one i have straightened as the ball joint coming off the rack was such it could not move up and down with suspension movement due to the fork being in the way the driver side i havent toucjed it is very slightly bent will this be ok i do i need to make it completely straight
the steering has gone lighter
sorry cant upload the pics they seem to be to big

Staffan

Ok, so the fork wasn't properly installed ?
Personally I would make sure I got it perfect just so that I can stop thinking about it.
The less angle, the less strain on things, worth the extra minutes I think.

911 2

staffan i will try and get the pics up i need to resize them the fork is at av very slight angle sometimes it cant be noticed depending which angle you look at it from just didnt want to open it up again as i tightened it well when the rack was off the car you can only tighten it so much when the rack is on the car

Staffan

Here is a link to a freeware that is very useful for changing size, resolution and format for pictures:
http://www.irfanview.com/

It's a tough call, for me this is about peace of mind, you don't need to tighten it that hard don't know how much, perhaps I can look it up in the workshop manual tonight for you. There is a fairly large rubber bushing in the joint, it will probably accept that the fork is slightly off, but I have no clue what the implications are, better safe than sorry is my mantra.

I am not 100% sure how this works, but the fork got to be dealing with all the forces associated with the wheel moving up and down, if the fork isn't leveled some of the force will go straight through (if it can hold up, or rather the tie rod which seems to be the weakest link) and into the steering rack which is no good.

Staffan

The fork lock nut should be tighten to 70Nm (52 ft-lb)

nathanUK '81 930 G50

Playing with your car is really dangerous & you are putting other innocent peoples lives at risk.
Take it to a specialist if you cannot do it yourself.

911 2

nathan chill out i wouldnt mess around with the steering if i didnt know what i was doing only getting a second opinion i have taken it to two specialists one of whom didnt even consider the fork not being in the correct position having made sure the forks are straight to the eye its going in to porsche for a proper alignment cant be asked with these porsche specialists
staffan its difficult to work out 70nm on the square nut

nathanUK '81 930 G50

I rest my case.

911 2

911 2

As you can see the fork is at a very slightly angle does look ok or should i straighten it a touch more when i origionally opened the nut there was no thread lock on the threads so i presume its best not to use any

Staffan

It's really hard to tell by looking at a picture.
But to me it looks way off, it should be parallell to the ground, looks like it's close to, or even more than 5 degrees off. It's up to you, I wouldn't leave it like that, I know the gaitors are hard to deal with but you probably got the hang of it by now.

It doesn't show on the pictures, but there should be 4-5mm between the locking square nut and the fork, just a reminder.

I checked, it doesn't say anything about thread lock in the manual.

911 2

ill sort it out tomorrow whats the significance of the 4-5 mm i presume as long as the fork is threaded well into the rack it will be fine

Staffan

It's pointed out in the shop manual as well as in the "964 without guesswork", don't know why.

911 2

sorted it they are now both straight dont know where the 4-5mm should be the square nut meets right upto the rack there were a few mm between square nut and where the threaded section starts on the fork i presume you would rather have less then more of a gap as a larger gap and the fork isnt thread well into the rack