RajDatta

Kevin, its its any help, you can see that there should be a bolt very close to it. You can see the section where a bolt would be mounted.
Raj

kasturbo

I'll do a full inspection tonight and take pictures of it's location that way it will be documented for future reference on here.

RajDatta

Awesome!
Raj

kasturbo

Ok here is a picture of where the code is located. It is the shiny spot on the bottom next to the drain plug. Porsche did wise up and put it so that it can be read while installed.

kasturbo

So mine has the code of G440002, but the axles spin the opposite direction of one another when turned. What does this mean? Is this characteristics of a torsion type lsd? Does the tranny need load to have the lsd work?

mattipuh

I've heard that if your rear wheels spin to different way when turned, then there's no LSD. if they turn to same way, then there's some kind of LSD.

JoeH968

I know this has been here awhile, but thanks for these instructions.

I’m getting ready to remove my transmission for pinion bearing repair. Is it sufficient to back the car onto a set of ramps, so that only the rear of the car is elevated, or does the car need to be elevated in a level position?

Thanks.

Joe

RajDatta

You need to be able to turn the shaft to get to all the sleeve bolts. It is easier to use the front crank 24mm bolt to turn the engine to get to all the bolts. So, in other words, you are better off lifting the front as well.
Good luck.
Raj

JoeH968

So it sounds like you can align the clamping sleeve bolts with the opening in the transmission case either by:

Rotating the crankshaft, as Raj suggested, or

Having a helper disengage the clutch, then rotating the splined shaft and clamping sleeve, as indicated by Rich S in his 3/1/08 post. Rich’s post wasn’t specific about this, but I presume you would rotate the clamping sleeve by rotating the flange that the CV joint is bolted to.

Do I have this correct? Is one method better/easier than the other?

Thanks.

Joe

RajDatta

Most of my wrenching is done when I am alone so I prefer doing most of the stuff without any help.
This is the reason, I posted on how to turn the shaft .
Raj

JoeH968

...that makes sense. Thanks very much for the advice.

Joe

notthd

I have done this with only the rear lifted. What worked well for me - I have a long handeled screw driver I wedge the clutch pedal down with so I can turn the shaft by hand while under the car to access the clamping sleeve. I would take the wheels off the ground though so you can rotate them to get to the cv bolts easier. It helps to be able to spin the shafts to get better angles..

Good luck- Mike

JoeH968

Good advice, Mike. Thanks.

Joe

JDS968

If you look at a picture of the gears in an open diff, or just visualize them, and imagine the two wheels rotating in opposite directions, you'll see why this makes sense.

FRporscheman

To open the CV bolts, I just use one hand to hold the tire, and one hand on the wrench. The tire provides enough leverage to easily break open (and torque down) the bolts. Raising the car level is ideal but you can easily do it with just the rear up. Leave the stick in neutral.

This works for me, ymmv.