Newbie CL question
#64
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I agree it is worthy to be familiar with the process but to claim the Porsche dealership do not know what they are doing is a stretch. I do not plan to switch tires for track events. Any work done on the CL's will be done either by my dealer or someone who I believe knows what they are doing.
I am not track junkie and not handy with tools and I will leave the mechanically work done on the car with people who are trained to do it.
I am not track junkie and not handy with tools and I will leave the mechanically work done on the car with people who are trained to do it.
#65
I've got all the tools now, including the 3R tool below and specified grease. My only question is, how much grease to use? On the cone and threads. A little or a lot?
Last edited by Bluehinder; 08-20-2020 at 02:55 PM.
#67
I'm with Nick, you shouldn't have to be a "shade tree" mechanic to make sure that a 2014 car operates safely.
#68
Nordschleife Master
Unfortunately, that is not the reality. If you can't do it yourself, make sure you find someone you can trust. Blindly trusting work being done just because they are a Porsche dealership is a mistake.
#69
Burning Brakes
If you plan to track or drive your cars hard in canyons, backroads, etc. then you are insane to not know and practice proper wheel torque and maintenance.
Last edited by Hoopumpers; 01-30-2014 at 01:22 AM.
#70
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For the 997.2, the threaded areas required a thicker (0.5mm+) coat of grease, the conical areas and those within the bolt a light coat (0.2mm) or enough to lightly coat as 24Cr suggests.
My suggestion, when you pick up the car, ask the dealer to provide a print out of the workshop notes applicable to the 991 CLs so you can be certain...
#71
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reality and fantasy are not the same..
i dont have to be shade tree mechanic, i became a real mechanic
you will wake up once you have a CL car.
it's like airborne rangers. they ALL chk their OWN chutes. you dont leave that to others.
#72
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#73
Actually, I had a CL car and now it's gone but that's a story for another day. I didn't say you DO NOT have to check your own CL's, I said you SHOULD NOT have to be a mechanic with special tools to check them. With five lug wheels, I, and I assume almost everyone else in the world, drive away from the dealer without worrying about the wheels. When I go to the track, checking the lug nuts is a simple procedure with a basic tool that everyone understands. If you read my earlier post in this thread, you would see that I questioned the purpose and value of CL's. This lengthy technical discussion only confirms my opinion.
#74
I'm pretty sure the manual procedure for the 991 was posted here and I don't recall it stipulating the amount of grease or that the bolts needed to be disassembled as was the case with the 997.2...
For the 997.2, the threaded areas required a thicker (0.5mm+) coat of grease, the conical areas and those within the bolt a light coat (0.2mm) or enough to lightly coat as 24Cr suggests.
My suggestion, when you pick up the car, ask the dealer to provide a print out of the workshop notes applicable to the 991 CLs so you can be certain...
For the 997.2, the threaded areas required a thicker (0.5mm+) coat of grease, the conical areas and those within the bolt a light coat (0.2mm) or enough to lightly coat as 24Cr suggests.
My suggestion, when you pick up the car, ask the dealer to provide a print out of the workshop notes applicable to the 991 CLs so you can be certain...